Vignana Corporation manufactures and sells hand$-$painted clay figurines of popular sports heroes. Shown below are some of the costs incurred by Vignana for last year: Cost of clay used in production $ $81,000$ Wages paid to the workers who paint the figurines $ $89,000$ Wages paid to the sales manager's secretary $ $41,000$ Cost of junk mail advertising $ $58,000$ What is the total of the direct costs above?