Genent Industries, Inc. (GII), developed standard costs for direct material and direct labor. In 2020, GII estimated the following standard costs for one of their major products, the 30-gallon heavy-duty plastic container.

	Budgeted quantity	Budgeted price
Direct materials	0.7 pounds	$50 per pound
Direct labor	0.2 hours	$12 per hour

During July, GII produced and sold 3,000 containers using 2,250 pounds of direct materials at an average cost per pound of $48 and 625 direct manufacturing labor hours at an average wage of $12.50 per hour.

The direct material efficiency variance during July is ________.

A. $3,000 unfavorable

B. $3,000 favorable

C.$7,200 favorable

D. $7,500 unfavorable