The standard costs and actual costs for direct materials for the manufacture of 2,900 actual units of product are

Standard CostsDirect materials (per completed unit)1,040 kilograms @$8.84

Actual CostsDirect materials2,900 kilograms @ $8.00

Round your final answer to the nearest dollar.

The amount of direct materials price variance is

a.$874 favorable

b.$2,436 favorable

c.$874 unfavorable

d.$2,436 unfavorable