Assume the following information appears in the standard cost card for a company that makes only one product:

	Standard Quantity or Hours		Standard Price or Rate		Standard Cost
Direct materials	5	pounds	$ 11.00	per pound	$ 55.00
Direct labor	2	hours	$ 17.00	per hour	$ 34.00
Variable manufacturing overhead	2	hours	$ 3.00	per hour	$ 6.00

During the most recent period, the following additional information was available:

• 19,400 pounds of material was purchased at a cost of $10.50 per pound.
• All of the material that was purchased was used to produce 3,900 units.
• 8,000 direct labor-hours were recorded at a total cost of $132,000.

What is the direct materials price variance?

Multiple Choice

$9,750 U

$9,750 F

$9,700 U

$9,700 F