Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor$-$hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows:

Direct materials: $6$ pounds at $$8$ per pound $ $48$

Direct labor: $4$ hours at $$13$ per hour $52$

Variable overhead: $4$ hours at $$5$ per hour $20$

Total standard cost per unit $ $120$

The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling $20,000$ units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold $25,500$ units and incurred the following costs:

Purchased $170,000$ pounds of raw materials at a cost of $$7\mathrm{.}20$ per pound. All of this material was used in production.

Direct laborers worked $73,000$ hours at a rate of $$14$ per hour.

Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $$427,050.$

Foundational $10-1($Algo$)$

Required:

$1.$ What raw materials cost would be included in the company$$s planning budget for March?