The following data are given for Stringer Company:

Budgeted production	902 units
Actual production	1,098 units
Materials:
Standard price per ounce	$1.91
Standard ounces per completed unit	11
Actual ounces purchased and used in production	12,440
Actual price paid for materials	$25,502
Labor:
Standard hourly labor rate	$14.30 per hour
Standard hours allowed per completed unit	5.0
Actual labor hours worked	5,654.7
Actual total labor costs	$86,234
Overhead:
Actual and budgeted fixed overhead	$1,057,000
Standard variable overhead rate	$26.00 per standard labor hour
Actual variable overhead costs	$158,332
Overhead is applied on standard labor hours.

The direct materials quantity variance is

a.1,741.60 favorable

b.1,741.60 unfavorable

c.691.42 unfavorable

d.691.42 favorable