Waterways Corporation uses very stringent standard costs in evaluating its manufacturing efficiency. These standards are not ideal at this point, but the management is working toward that as a goal. At present, the company uses the following standards.

Materials
Item	Per unit			Cost
Metal		1 lb.			63 per lb.
Plastic		12 oz.			$1.00 per lb.
Rubber		4 oz.			88 per lb.
Direct labor
Item	Per unit			Cost
Labor		15 min.			$8.00 per hr.
Predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor hours = $4.06

The January figures for purchasing, production, and labor are:

The company purchased 232,000 pounds of raw materials in January at a cost of 79 a pound.

Production used 232,000 pounds of raw materials to make 117,000 units in January.

Direct labor spent 18 minutes on each product at a cost of $7.90 per hour.

Overhead costs for January totaled $50,462 variable and $73,000 fixed.

Answer the following questions about standard costs.