Bramble Company makes and sells artistic frames for pictures. The controller is responsible for preparing the master budget and has accumulated the following information for 2022.

		January		February		March		April		May
Estimated unit sales		11,520		13,440		12,480		10,560		10,560
Unit selling price		$50		$47.5		$47.5		$47.5		$47.5
Direct labor hours per unit		2.0		2.0		1.5		1.5		1.5
Direct labor cost per hour		$8.0		$8.0		$8.0		$9.0		$9.0

Bramble has a labor contract that calls for a wage increase to $9.0 per hour on April 1. New labor-saving machinery has been installed and will be fully operational by March 1. Bramble expects to begin the year with 16,896 frames on hand and has a policy of carrying an end-of-month inventory of 100% of the following months sales, plus 40% of the second following months sales.

(a) Prepare a direct labor budget for Bramble Company by month and for the first quarter of the year. The direct labor budget should include direct labor hours. (Round Direct labor hours per unit answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 52.7.)