Carson Products Inc. manufactures LEDs (light emitting diodes) for use in vehicles. At 30 September, the company had 5000 LED units in inventory. The company's policy is to maintain a LED ending inventory equal to 25 per cent of next month's sales. In addition, each LED manufactured requires 2 minutes of assembly and inspecting time at a cost of $.30 per minute.

The company expects the following sales activity for the fourth quarter of the year:

October 90 000 units

November 50 000 units

December 80 000 units

What is the projected direct labour cost for November?

$57 000

$34 500

$72 500

$63 500