Milar Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate Direct materials 6.0 pounds $ 5.50 per pound Direct labor 0.8 hours $ 24.00 per hour Variable overhead 0.8 hours $ 11.00 per hour In January the company produced 3,350 units using 13,400 pounds of the direct material and 2,800 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 14,160 pounds of the direct material at a cost of $35,100. The actual direct labor cost was $66,796 and the actual variable overhead cost was $29,508. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The labor rate variance for January is:

Multiple Choice

$404 F

$404 U

$2,476 U

$2,476 F