A company developed the following per$-$unit standards for its product: $2$ pounds of direct materials at $$4$ per pound. Last month, $1,500$ pounds of direct materials were purchased for $$5,700$ and entered into production. The direct materials price variance for last month was

A$)$ $$300$ favorable.

B$)$ $$5,700$ favorable.

C$)$ $$300$ unfavorable.

D$)$ $$150$ favorable.