The Fletcher Company Uses Standard Costing What Was the Standard Quantity of Material Allowed for October

Multiple Choice

The Fletcher Company uses standard costing.The following data are available for October:
$\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline \text { Actual quantity of direct materials used } & 23,500 \text { kilograms } \\\hline \text { Standard price of direct materials } & \$ 2 \text { per kilogram } \\\hline \text { Materials quantity variance } & \$ 1,000 \text { favourable } \\\hline\end{array}$
What was the standard quantity of material allowed for October production?

A) 23,000 kilograms.
B) 24,000 kilograms.
C) 24,500 kilograms.
D) 25,000 kilograms.