Blue Co. 's budgeted production schedule, by quarters, for the coming year is as follows:

Quarter 1 = 22,500 units

Quarter 2 = 19,000 units

Quarter 3 = 17,000 units

Quarter 4 = 24,000 units

Each unit of product requires three pounds of direct material. The company's policy is to begin each quarter with 30% of that quarter's direct materials production requirements.

Calculate Golden's budgeted direct materials purchases for the second quarter (Quarter 2).