Jay Company has budgeted production o f units for the next three months as follows: e Produced January February March Budgeted Units to b 8,500 units 2,400 units 7,900 units Every unit produced requires 2.5 dire ct labor hours to make and direct laborers are paid $16 per hour. The company is currently preparing a direct labor budget. Assume that Jay Company pays 70% of i ts direct labor in the same month the employee works and pays the other 30% in the month after the empl oyee works. Calculate the budgeted cash payments for direct labor for the month of March.

Jay Company has budgeted production 0 f units for the next three months as follows: Budgeted Units to b \begin{tabular}{ll} \hline e Produced & \\ \hline January & 8,500 units \\ February & 2,400 units \\ March & 7,900 units \end{tabular} Every unit produced requires 2.5 dire ct labor hours to make and direct laborers are paid $16 per hour. The company is currently preparing a direct labor budget. Assume that Jay Company pays 70% of i ts direct labor in the same month the employee works and pays the other 30% in the month after the empl oyee works. Calculate the budgeted cash payments for direct labor for the month of March