Farber Corporation uses a job-order cost system. The information below is from the financial records of the company for last year:

Total manufacturing costs

$2,500,000

Cost of goods manufactured

$2,425,000

Predetermined overhead rate

80% of direct labor cost

Applied overhead was 30% of total manufacturing costs. The Work in Process inventory at January 1 was 75% of the Work in Process inventory at December 31. Farber Company”s total direct labor cost was:

A) $750,000

B) $600,000

C) $900,000

D) $937,500