The company purchased 21,850 pounds of direct materials from its supplier at a cost of $12.50 per pound. The company used 21,000 pounds of direct material to start and complete 7,800 units of finished goods during the period. Its direct laborers worked 16,000 hours and were paid a total of $248,000. Based on this information, the total increase recorded in the Raw Materials account woulc be: Multiple Choice $273,125. $304,200. $284,050. $290,550