Al-Noor Corporation assembles bicycles by purchasing frames, wheels, and other parts from various suppliers. Consider the following data: The company plans to sell 25,000 bicycles during each month of the year's first quarter. A review of the accounting records disclosed a finished-goods inventory of 1,400 bicycles on January 1 and an expected finished-goods inventory of 1,850 bicycles on January 31. Al-Noor has 4,300 wheels in inventory on January 1, a level that is expected to drop by 5% at month-end. Assembly time totals 30 minutes per bicycle, and workers are paid $14 per hour. Al-Noor accounts for employee benefits as a component of direct labor cost. Pension and insurance costs average $2 per hour (total); additionally, the company pays Social Security taxes that amount to 8% of gross wages earned.