Rensing Ltd. estimates sales for the second quarter of 2017 will be as follows.

Month	Units
April	2,530
May	2,420
June	2,310

The target ending inventory of finished products is as follows.

March 31	2,050
April 30	2,300
May 31	2,100
June 30	2,300

2 units of material are required for each unit of finished product. Production for July is estimated at 2,710 units to start building inventory for the fall sales period. Rensing?s policy is to have an inventory of raw materials at the end of each month equal to 60% of the following month?s production requirements.

Raw materials are expected to cost $7 per unit throughout the period.

Calculate the May raw materials purchases in dollars.