Dahl Company, a clothing manufacturer, uses a standard costing system. Each unit of a finished product contains 2 metres of cloth. However, there is unavoidable waste of 20%, calculated on input quantities, when the cloth is cut for assembly. The cost of the cloth is
$3 per metre. The standard direct material cost for cloth per unit of finished product is:

A) $7.20.
B) $7.50.
C) $4.80.
D) $6.00.

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Costs in the production process that fluctuate with the volume of production, such as utilities for the machinery.

Direct Labour Hours

The total hours worked by employees that are directly involved in the manufacturing or production process.

Standard Cost

Standard cost refers to the predetermined cost of manufacturing a single unit or a number of units of product under current or anticipated operating conditions.