"Daughter of Don Q" was budgeted at $137,988 although the final negative cost was $140,156 (a $2,168, or 1.6%, overspend).At 1.6% overbudget this was low for a Republic serial, with an average over all 66 of 5.7% over and especially considering the subsequent serial, "The Crimson Ghost", would exceed its budget by 16.9%.