Check my w 4 DMA Inc. processes corn into corn starch and corn syrup. The company's productivity and cost standards follow: From every bushel of corn processed, 12 pounds of starch and 6 pounds of syrup should be produced. Standard direct labor and variable overhead total $0.44 per bushel of corn processed. Standard fixed overhead (the predetermined fixed overhead application rate) is $0.35 per bushel processed. points eBook Required: a. Calculate the standard absorption cost per pound for the starch and syrup produced from the processing of 16,500 bushels of cori if the average cost per bushel is $1.59. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answer to 3 decimal places.) Hint Print Standard absorption cost per pound References b. Comment about the usefulness of this standard cost for management planning and control purposes. This cost per pound is useful for management planning and control purposes