Short Bakers makes baked goods for catered events and for sale at local grocery stores. The owner of Short Bakers believes that a new type of breakfast pastry would sell well for a price of $$18\mathrm{.}00$ per dozen. Short estimates unit materials costs to be $$4\mathrm{.}40$ for the pastry, and overhead costs would average $$0\mathrm{.}70$ per dozen. The local wage rate for direct labor is $$21\mathrm{.}00$ per hour. Short has a goal of earning an operating profit of $20\mathrm{.}00$ percent of production costs for each of its products.

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What direct labor$-$hour input $($hours per dozen$)$ could Short Bakers allow for the new pastry and still achieve its profit goal? $($Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to $2$ decimal places.$)$