Quetzaltenango Candle Inc. budgeted production of 685,000 candles for March. Each candle requires molding. Assume that 6 minutes are required to mold each candle. If molding labor costs $15 per hour, determine the direct labor cost budget for March.

Line Item Description	Answer
Hours required for molding:
Candles	fill in the blank 1 min.
Convert minutes to hours	fill in the blank 2 min.
Molding hours	fill in the blank 3 hrs.
Hourly rate	$fill in the blank 4
Total direct labor cost	$fill in the blank 5