Direct labor cost budget Quetzaltenango Candle Inc. budgeted production of 30,000 candles for March. Each candle requires molding. Assume that 15 minutes are required to mold each candle. If molding labor costs $15 per hour, determine the direct labor cost budget for March. Quetzaltenango Candle Inc. Direct Labor Cost Budget For the Month Ending March 31 Hours required for molding: Candles 15 X min. Convert minutes to hours 125 X min. Molding hours 125 X hrs. Hourly rate x $ 15 Total direct labor cost 1,875 X Feedback Check My Work Use minutes for your base calculation and then convert to hours. Compute the total minutes required to mold the number of candles produced. Then convert to hours.