Conrad, Incorporated recently lost a portion of its records in an office fire. The following information was salvaged from the accounting records.

Cost of Goods Sold $ $68,500$

Work$-$in$-$Process Inventory, Beginning $11,900$

Work$-$in$-$Process Inventory, Ending $9,700$

Selling and Administrative Expense $16,750$

Finished Goods Inventory, Ending $16,925$

Finished Goods Inventory, Beginning $?$

Direct Materials Used $?$

Factory Overhead Applied $12,700$

Operating Income $14,385$

Direct Materials Inventory, Beginning $11,315$

Direct Materials Inventory, Ending $6,245$

Cost of Goods Manufactured $63,290$

Direct labor cost incurred during the period amounted to $1\mathrm{.}5$ times the factory overhead. The Chief Financial Officer of Conrad, Incorporated has asked you to recalculate the following accounts and to report to him by the end of the day.

What is the amount of direct materials purchased?