TaskMaster Enterprises employs a standard cost system in which direct materials inventory is carried at standard cost. TaskMaster has established the following standards for the prime costs of one unit of product.

	Standard					Standard			Standard
	Quantity					Price			Cost
Direct Materials		7	pounds			$	1.50	per pound		$	10.50
Direct Labor		0.35	hour			$	9.00	per hour			3.15
										$	13.65

During November, TaskMaster purchased 140,000 pounds of direct materials at a total cost of $238,000. The total factory wages for November were $50,000, 80% of which were for direct labor. TaskMaster manufactured 18,000 units of product during November using 118,000 pounds of direct materials and 4,000 direct labor hours.

What is the direct materials efficiency variance for November?

Multiple Choice

• $12,000

• $28,000

• $21,000

• $23,600