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	6,300
Budgeted usage of PPS	56,700	pounds
Actual number of units of Flex 10 manufactured	5,300
PPS purchased and used	52,000	pounds
Total actual cost of PPS used	$ 309,920
Direct materials usage varianceunfavorable	$ 35,260	unfavorable

Clear does not maintain an inventory of materials, so the amount of materials used is equal to the amount of materials purchased. The actual purchase price per pound of PPS used is:

Multiple Choice

$8.79.

$5.96.

$7.28.

$6.41.

$8.20.