on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows: The company also established the following cost formulas for its selling expenses: The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 20,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 24,600 units and incurred the following costs: a. Purchased 164,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $7.50 per pound. All of this material was used in production. b. Direct-laborers worked 57,000 hours at a rate of $17.00 per hour: c. Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $653,220. d. Total advertising, sales salaries and commissions, and shipping expenses were $235,000,$465,000, and $135,000, respectively. Foundational 9-3 (Algo) 8. What is the materials price variance for March? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, " U " for