Balanced Manufacturing makes a product that uses a material with the quantity standard of 9.5 grams per unit of output and the price standard of $5.00 per gram. In January the company produced 2,900 units using 26,940 grams of the direct material. During the month the company purchased 28,900 grams of the direct material at $4.90 per gram. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The materials price variance for January is:

Select one:

a. $2,755 U

b. $2,890 F

c. $2,890 U

d. $2,755 F