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Shade Company adopted a standard cost system several years ago. The standard costs for direct labor and direct materials for its single product are as

Shade Company adopted a standard cost system several years ago. The standard costs for direct labor and direct materials for its single product are as follows: Materials (5 kilograms × $12 per kilogram) = $60 per unit; direct labor (3.5 hours per unit × $20 per hour) = $70 per unit. All materials are issued at the beginning of processing. The operating data shown below were taken from the records for December:

In-process beginning inventory

None


In-process ending inventory—80% complete as to labor

1,070

units
Units completed during the period

6,920

units
Budgeted output

7,530

units
Purchases of materials (in kilograms)

45,500


Total actual direct labor cost incurred

$ 547,308


Direct labor hours worked (AQ)

27,600

hours
Materials purchase-price variance

$ 6,825

favorable
Increase in materials inventory in December

4,300

kilograms


 What is the direct labor flexible-budget variance for December?

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