es produced, the factory should have used 101,000 pounds of potatoes and 2,100 hours of direct labor. ead the requirements. nswers to the nearest whole dollar. Label the variances as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). Abbreviations used: DM = Direct materials.) egin by determining the formula for the price variance, then compute the price variance for direct materials. Requirements 1. Determine the direct material price and quantity variances. Be sure to label each variance as favorable or unfavorable. 2. Think of a plausible explanation for the variances found in Requirement 1. 3. Determine the direct labor rate and efficiency variances. Be sure to label each variance as favorable or unfavorable. 4. Could the explanation for the labor variances be tied to the material variances? Explain