mrie Corporation makes a product that uses a material with the quantity standard of 9.5 grams per unit of output and the price standard of $5.00 per gram. In January the company produced 2,900 units using 26,940 grams of the direct material. During the month the company purchased 28,900 grams of the direct material at $4.90 per gram. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.

The materials quantity variance for January is: