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Clear Manufacturing uses powdered plastics (PPS) to manufacture a high-pressure board used in a digital equipment product, Flex 10. Information concerning its operation in June is as follows:


Budgeted units of Flex 10 for June 13,000
Budgeted usage of PPS 117,000 pounds
Actual number of units of Flex 10 manufactured 10,400
PPS purchased and used 101,400 pounds
Total actual cost of PPS used $ 584,064
Direct materials usage variance $ 56,160 unfavorable


Clear does not maintain an inventory of materials, so the amount of materials used is equal to the amount of materials purchased. The cost of PPS in the flexible budget for the number of units manufactured this period is:
Multiple Choice
$673,920.
$741,000.
$730,080.
$842,400.
$936,000.