Assume that a company makes only one product, maintains no beginning or ending inventories, and uses a standard costing system. The standard cost card for that product is shown below:
Standard Quantity or
Hours
Standard
Cost
Direct materials
3 pounds
$ 13.00 per pound
$ 39.00
Direct labor
2 hours
$ 16.00 per hour
$ 32.00
Fixed manufacturing overhead
2 hours
$ 8.00 per hour
$ 16.00
The company purchased 21,650 pounds of direct materials from its supplier at a cost of $12.50 per pound. The company used 21,000 pounds of direct material to start and complete 7,800 units of finished goods during the period. Its direct laborers worked 16,000 hours and were paid a total of $248,000. Based on this information, the total increase recorded in the Raw Materials account would be:
Multiple Choice
$287,950.
$281,450.
$270,625.
$304,200.