Direct Materials Variances The following data relate to the direct materials cost for the production of 30,000 automobile tires: Actual: 438,000 lb. at $3.00 Standard: 446,000 lb. at $2.95 a. Determine the direct materials price variance, direct materials quantity variance, and total direct materials cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. Price variance $fill in the blank 1 Quantity variance $fill in the blank 3 Total direct materials cost variance $fill in the blank 5 b. The direct materials price variance should normally be reported to the . If lower amounts of direct materials had been used because of production efficiencies, the variance would be reported to the . If the favorable use of raw materials had been caused by the purchase of higher-quality raw materials, the variance should be reported to the .