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The Albright Company Uses Standard Costing and Has Established the Following

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The Albright Company uses standard costing and has established the following standards ff its single product:
 Direct Materials 2 litres at $3 per litre  Direct Labour 0.5 hours at $8 per hour  Variable Manufacturing Overhead 0.5 hours at $2 per hour \begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline \text { Direct Materials } & 2 \text { litres at \$3 per litre } \\\hline \text { Direct Labour } & 0.5 \text { hours at \$8 per hour } \\\hline \text { Variable Manufacturing Overhead } & 0.5 \text { hours at \$2 per hour } \\\hline\end{array}
During November, the company made 4,000 units and incurred the following costs:
 Direct Materials Purchased 8,100 litres at $3.10 per litre  Direct Materials Used 7,600 litres  Direct Labour Used 2,200 hours at $8.25 per hour  Actual Variable Manufacturing Overhead $4,175\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline \text { Direct Materials Purchased } & 8,100 \text { litres at } \$ 3.10 \text { per litre } \\\hline \text { Direct Materials Used } & 7,600 \text { litres } \\\hline \text { Direct Labour Used } & 2,200 \text { hours at } \$ 8.25 \text { per hour } \\\hline \text { Actual Variable Manufacturing Overhead } & \$ 4,175 \\\hline\end{array}
The company applies variable manufacturing overhead to products on the basis of direct labour hours.
-What was the materials quantity variance for November?


A) $300 unfavourable.
B) $1,200 favourable.
C) $1,200 unfavourable.
D) $1,500 favourable.

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