You have been asked to estimate the per item selling price of a new line of clothing. Pertinent data are the following:
Direct labor rate: $15.00 per hour
Production material: $375 per 100 items
Factory overhead: 125 % of direct labor
Packaging cost: 75 % of direct labor
Desired profit: 29 % of total manufacturing cost
Past experience has shown that an 80 % learning curve applies to the labor required for producing these items. The time to complete the first item has been estimated to 1.76 hours. Use the estimated time complete item number 50 as your standard time for the purpose estimating the selling price per item( rounded to the nearest cent).