a.  Determine the standard cost per dining room table. If required, round your answer to two decimal places. $fill in the blank  per dining room table

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Santa Clara Furniture Company manufactures designer home furniture. Santa Clara uses a standard cost system. The direct labor, direct materials, and factory overhead standards for an unfinished dining room table are as follows:

Direct labor: standard rate $23.00 per hr.
  standard time per unit 4.0 hrs.
Direct materials (oak): standard price $14.00 per bd. ft.
  standard quantity 25 bd. ft.
Variable factory overhead: standard rate $4.30 per direct labor hr.
Fixed factory overhead: standard rate $2.40 per direct labor hr.

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a.  Determine the standard cost per dining room table. If required, round your answer to two decimal places.

$fill in the blank  per dining room table

b.  A standard cost system provides Rosa Furniture management a cost control tool using the principle of management by exception. Using this principle, major cost deviations from standards can be investigated and corrected. 

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