Direct Labor Cost BLdget Pasadena Candle Inc. budgeted production of ?85,000 candles for the year. Each candle requires molding. Assume that six minutes are required to mold each candle. If molding labor costs $18 per hour, determine the direct labor cost budget for the year. Pasadena Candle Inc. Direct Labor Cost Budget For the Year Ending December 31 Hours required for assembly: Candles : min. Convert minutes to hours + :l min. Molding hours : hrs. Hourly rate x 51" Total direct labor cost 5: Feedback 7 Check My Work Use minutes for your base calculation and then convert to hours. Compute the total minutes required to mold the number 01 candles produced. Then convert to hours. Learning Objective 4