At the beginning of the period, the Fabricating Department budgeted direct labor of $22,500 and equipment depreciation of $7,000 for 900 hours of production. The department actually completed 750 hours of production. Determine the budget for the department, assuming that it uses flexible budgeting. Soft Glow Candle Co. projected sales of 78,000 candles for 2010. The estimated January 1, 2010, inventory is 3,600 units, and the desired December 31, 2010, inventory is 4,500 units. What is the budgeted production (in units) for 2010? Soft Glow Candle Co. budgeted production of 78,900 candles in 2010. Wax is required to produce a candle. Assume 8 ounces (one half of a pound) of wax is required for each candle. The estimated January 1, 2010, wax inventory is 2,000 pounds. The desired December 31, 2010, wax inventory is 2,400 pounds. If candle wax costs $3.20 per pound, determine the direct materials purchases budget for 2010. Soft Glow Candle Co. budgeted production of 78,900 candles in 2010. Each candle requires molding. Assume that 15 minutes are required to mold each candle. If molding labor costs $16.00 per hour, determine the direct labor cost budget for 2010.