Highlander Cutlery manufactures kitchen knives. One of the employees, whose job is to cut out wooden knife handles, worked 59 hours during a week in January. The employee earns $19 per hour for a 40-hour week, and overtime is paid after 40 hours. For additional hours the employee is paid an overtime rate of $24 per hour. The employees time was spent as follows:

Regular duties involving cutting out knife handles	51	hours
General shop cleanup duties	6	hours
Idle time due to power outage	2	hours

Required:

1. Calculate the total cost of the employees wages during the week described above.