Genent Industries, Inc. (GII), developed standard costs for direct material and direct labor. In 2017, 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

0.50 pounds

$50 per pound

Direct labor

0.60 hours

$13 per hour

During July, GII produced and sold 4000 containers using 2250 pounds of direct materials at an average cost per pound of $47 and 2450 direct manufacturing labor hours at an average wage of $13.50 per hour. The direct material price variance during July is ________.

A		$6750 unfavorable
B		$6750 favorable
C		$12,500 unfavorable
D		$12,000 unfavorable