Riverside Furniture manufactures custom wooden bookcases. A standard bookcase requires 32 board feet of oak in the finished product. Additionally, 6.5 board feet of scrap wood is typically generated during the production of one bookcase. Oak costs $14.75 per board foot, plus $7.50 in transportation charges per board foot. Compute the standard direct-material cost of a bookcase.

Riverside Furniture manufactures custom wooden bookcases. A standard bookcase requires 32 board feet of oak in the finished product. Additionally, 6.5 board feet of scrap wood is typically generated during the production of one bookcase. Oak costs $14.75 per board foot, plus $7.50 in transportation charges per board foot. Compute the standard direct-material cost of a bookcase.

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