Arrow Industries employs a standard cost system in which direct materials inventory is carried at standard cost. Arrow has established the following standards for the prime costs of one unit of product.

	Standard Quantity	Standard Price	Standard Cost
Direct materials	8 pounds	$1.80 per pound	$14.40
Direct labor	.25 hours	$8.00 per hour	2.00
			$16.40

During November, Arrow purchased 160,000 pounds of direct materials at a total cost of $304,000. The total factory wages for November were $42,000, 90% of which were for direct labor. Arrow manufactured 19,000 units of product during November using 142,500 pounds of direct materials and 5,000 direct labor hours.

The direct materials purchase price variance for November is:

A.$14,250 favorable.

B.$16,000 favorable.

C.$14,250 unfavorable.

D.$16,000 unfavorable.