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Hejl Catering uses two measures of activity, jobs and meals, in the cost formulas in its budgets and performance reports. The cost formula for catering supplies is $429 per month plus $106 per job plus $24 per meal. A typical job involves serving a number of meals to guests at a corporate function or at a host's home. The company expected its activity in March to be 24 jobs and 105 meals, but the actual activity was 29 jobs and 98 meals. The actual cost for catering supplies in March was $5,798. The spending variance for catering supplies in March would be closest to:

$57 F

$305 F

$305 U

$57 U