Suppose Steel Handles manufactures cast iron skillets. One model is a $10-$inch skillet that sells for $$30.$ Steel Handles projects sales of $62510-$inch skillets per month. The production costs are $$13$ per skillet for direct materials, $$3$ per skillet for direct labor, and $$4$ per skillet for manufacturing overhead. Steel Handles has $6510-$inch skillets in inventory at the beginning of July but wants to have an ending inventory equal to $35\%$ of the next month's sales. Selling and administrative expenses for this product line are $$1,200$ per month. Steel Handles is budgeted to produce $779$ skillets in July.

Compute the total amount budgeted for product costs for July.

A$.$ $$14,544$

B$.$ $$12,500$

C$.$ $$16,880$

D$.$ $$15,580$