The following data are given for Stringer Company:

Budgeted production	909 units
Actual production	1,040 units
Materials:
Standard price per ounce	$1.79
Standard ounces per completed unit	11
Actual ounces purchased and used in production	11,783
Actual price paid for materials	$24,155
Labor:
Standard hourly labor rate	$14.77 per hour
Standard hours allowed per completed unit	5.0
Actual labor hours worked	5,356
Actual total labor costs	$81,679
Overhead:
Actual and budgeted fixed overhead	$1,107,000
Standard variable overhead rate	$26.00 per standard labor hour
Actual variable overhead costs	$149,968
Overhead is applied on standard labor hours.

The direct materials quantity variance is

a.3,063.43 favorable

b.3,063.43 unfavorable

c.613.97 unfavorable

d.613.97 favorable