racie Corporation manufactures and sells women's skirts. Each skirt $($unit$)$ requires $2\mathrm{.}2$ yards of cloth. Selected data from Tracie's master budget for next quarter are shown below:

July August September

Budgeted sales $($in units$)7,0009,00011,000$

Budgeted production $($in units$)8,00010,50013,000$

Each unit requires $0\mathrm{.}8$ hours of direct labor, and the average hourly cost of Tracie's direct labor is $$18.$ What is the cost of Tracie Corporation's direct labor in September?