Refer to the accompanying process chart for an automobile oil change. Complete parts $($a$)$ and $($b$)$ if:

The mechanic earns $$45$ per hour $($including variable fringe benefits$).$

The process is performed twice per hour $($on average$).$

$-$The shop is open $300$ days a year, $10$ hours a day.

The mechanic does not get paid for idle time.

There can be only two cycles per hour regardless of the cycle time.

$(1.$ Click the icon to view the process chart.

a$.$ The total labor cost associated with the process is $ per year. $($Enter your response rounded to the nearest

whole number.$)$