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Miller Toy Company manufactures a plastic swimming pool at its Westwood Plant. The plant has been experiencing problems as shown by its June contribution format income statement below:

$*$Contains direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead.

Janet Dunn, who has just been appointed general manager of the Westwood Plant, has been given instructions to "get things under control." Upon reviewing the plant's income statement, Ms$.$ Dunn has concluded that the major problem lies in the variable cost of goods sold. She has been provided with the following standard cost per swimming pool:

$\backslash$table$[[,$Standard Quantity or$,$Standard Price or$,$Standard$],[,$Hours,Rate,Cost$],[$Direct materials,$3\mathrm{.}9$ pounds,$$2\mathrm{.}50$ per pound,$$9\mathrm{.}75$