A Company Uses the Following Standard Costs to Produce a Single

Multiple Choice

A company uses the following standard costs to produce a single unit of output. During the latest month, the company purchased and used 58,000 pounds of direct materials at a price of $1.00 per pound to produce 10,000 units of output. Direct labor costs for the month totaled $56,350 based on 4,900 direct labor hours worked. Variable manufacturing overhead costs incurred totaled $15,000 and fixed manufacturing overhead incurred was $10,400. Based on this information, the total direct materials cost variance for the month was:

A) $4,000 unfavorable
B) $4,000 favorable
C) $5,800 favorable
D) $5,800 unfavorable
E) $1,800 favorable