Bottum Corporation, a manufacturing Corporation, has provided data concerning its operations for May. The beginning balance in the raw materials account was $24,000 and the ending balance was $44,000. Raw materials purchases during the month totaled $71,000. Manufacturing overhead cost incurred during the month was $115,000, of which $2,800 consisted of raw materials classified as indirect materials. The direct materials cost for May was:
A) $71,000
B) $51,000
C) $91,000
D) $48,200

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Direct materials cost can be calculated by adding the beginning raw materials balance to the purchases and then subtracting both the ending balance and the indirect materials (which are part of manufacturing overhead and not direct materials). So, the calculation is: $24,000 (beginning balance) + $71,000 (purchases) - $44,000 (ending balance) - $2,800 (indirect materials) = $48,200.

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