Crane Company has gathered the following information about its product. Direct materials: Each unit of product contains 4.9 pounds of materials. The average waste and spoilage per unit produced under normal conditions is 1.7 pounds. Materials cost $5.30 per pound, but Crane always takes the 2.90% cash discount all of its suppliers offer. Freight costs average $0.38 per pound. Direct labor. Each unit requires 1.73 hours of labor. Setup, cleanup, and downtime average 0.43 hours per unit. The average hourly pay rate of Crane's employees is $9.73, Payroll taxes and fringe benefits are an additional $2.53 per hour. Manufacturing overhead. Overhead is applied at a rate of $5.73 per direct labor hour. Compute Crane's total standard cost per unit. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, eg 1.25) Total standard cost per unit

Crane Company has gathered the following information about its product. Direct materials: Each unit of product contains 4.9 pounds of materials. The average waste and spoilage per unit produced under normal conditions is 1.7 pounds. Materials cost $5.30 per pound, but Crane always takes the 2.90% cash discount all of its suppliers offer. Freight costs average $0.38 per pound. Direct labor. Each unit requires 1.73 hours of labor. Setup, cleanup, and downtime average 0.43 hours per unit. The average hourly pay rate of Crane's employees is $9.73, Payroll taxes and fringe benefits are an additional $2.53 per hour. Manufacturing overhead. Overhead is applied at a rate of $5.73 per direct labor hour. Compute Crane's total standard cost per unit. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, eg 1.25) Total standard cost per unit

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