Monte Sano Inc. makes one product and it provided the following information to help prepare the master budget for the next four months of operations:

Budgeted unit sales for April, May, June, and July are $7,500,11,900,10,800,$ and $14,800$ units, respectively. All sales are on credit.

The ending finished goods inventory equals $30\%$ of the following month's sales.

The ending raw materials inventory equals $30\%$ of the following month$$s raw materials production needs. Each unit of finished goods requires $6$ pounds of raw materials. The raw materials cost $$5\mathrm{.}00$ per pound.

If $72,000$ pounds of raw materials are required for production in June, then the budgeted cost of raw material purchases for May is closest to:

Group of answer choices

$$347,100$

$$559,230$

$$455,100$

$$350,970$