Tug Company makes and sells a single product. It takes 2.5 pounds of direct materials to produce one unit of this product. Budgeted production for the next four months is given below: budgeted units to be produced September October 27,300 59,400 November December 35,800 77,200 The company wants to maintain monthly ending inventories of direct materials equal to 60% of the following month's production needs. The cost of direct materials is $3.25 per pound. The company is in the process of preparing a direct materials purchases budget. Calculate the cost of direct materials budgeted to be purchased in November.