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Bunnell Corporation is a manufacturer that uses job$-$order costing. On January $1,$ the company's inventory balances were

as follows:

The company applies overhead cost to jobs on the basis of direct labor$-$hours. For the current year, the company's

predetermined overhead rate of $$14\mathrm{.}25$ per direct labor$-$hour was based on a cost formula that estimated $$570,000$ of

total manufacturing overhead for an estimated activity level of $40,000$ direct labor$-$hours. The following transactions were

recorded for the year:

a$.$ Raw materials were purchased on account, $$634,000.$

b$.$ Raw materials used in production, $$598,400.$ All of of the raw materials were used as direct materials.

c$.$ The following costs were accrued for employee services: direct labor, $$520,000$; indirect labor, $$150,000$; selling and

administrative salaries, $$337,000.$

d$.$ Incurred various selling and administrative expenses $($e$.$g$.,$ advertising, sales travel costs, and finished goods

warehousing$),$ $$461,000.$

e$.$ Incurred various manufacturing overhead costs $($e$.$g$.,$ depreciation, insurance, and utilities$),$ $$420,000.$

f$.$ Manufacturing overhead cost was applied to production. The company actually worked $41,000$ direct labor$-$hours on all

jobs during the year.

g$.$ Jobs costing $$1,645,750$ to manufacture according to their job cost sheets were completed during the year.

h$.$ Jobs were sold on account to customers during the year for a total of $$3,360,000.$ The jobs cost $$1,655,750$ to

manufacture according to their job cost sheets.

What is the ending balance in Raw Materials?