Puvo, Incorporated, manufactures a single product in which variable manufacturing overhead is assigned on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. The company uses a standard cost system and has established the following standards for one unit of product:

	Standard Quantity		Standard Price or Rate		Standard Cost
Direct materials	2.5	pounds	$ 5.75	per pound	$ 14.38
Direct labor	0.5	hours	$ 17.00	per hour	$ 8.50
Variable manufacturing overhead	0.5	hours	$ 4.00	per hour	$ 2.00

During March, the following activity was recorded by the company:

• The company produced 5,200 units during the month.
• A total of 16,500 pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $46,200.
• There was no beginning inventory of materials on hand to start the month; at the end of the month, 3,300 pounds of material remained in the warehouse.
• During March, 2,800 direct labor-hours were worked at a rate of $17.50 per hour.
• Variable manufacturing overhead costs during March totaled $5,800.

The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.

The materials quantity variance for March is: