Benson Inc.$\text{'}$s accounting records reflect the following inventories:

Dec. $31,2017$ Dec. $31,2016$

Raw materials inventory $ $64,000$ $ $80,000$

Work in process inventory $116,000104,000$

Finished goods inventory $92,000100,000$

During $2017,$ Benson purchased $$1,450,000$ of raw materials, incurred direct labor costs of $$250,000,$ and incurred manufacturing overhead totaling $$160,000.$

How much raw materials were transferred to production during $2017$ for Benson?