Refineries Incorporated uses chemical X to manufacture oil products. Variance data for the month follows (F indicates a favorable variance, U indicates unfavorable variance):
Chemical X
Materials Price Variance $84,000 F
Materials Efficiency Variance 80,000 U
Net Materials Variance 4,000 F
Oil products requiring this chemical 200,000
The budget allowed one pound of chemical X for each oil product requiring Chemical X. For Chemical X, the average price paid was $.40 per pound less than standard. The company purchased and used all of Chemical X in the given period.
Calculate the number of pounds of Chemical X purchased.