Efficient Corporation uses a standard cost system. The following information was provided for the period that just ended:

Actual price per gallon	$11.75
Actual gallons of material used	5,000
Actual hourly labor rate	$17.00
Actual hours of production	24,300
Standard price per gallon	$12.00
Standard gallons per completed unit	1/2
Standard hourly labor rate	$12.00
Standard time per completed unit	3 hrs.
Units completed during the period	9,000

The direct materials cost variance is _____.

a.$1,125 favorable

b.$7,125 unfavorable

c.$6,000 unfavorable

d.$4,750 unfavorable