Walsh, Inc., manufactures a single product in which variable manufacturing overhead is assigned on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. The company uses a standard cost system and has established the following standards for one unit of product:

	Standard Quantity	Standard Price or Rate	Standard Cost
Direct materials		5.8	pounds	$	0.60	per pound	$	3.48
Direct labor		0.5	hours	$	33.50	per hour	$	16.75
Variable manufacturing overhead		0.5	hours	$	8.50	per hour	$	4.25

During March, the following activity was recorded by the company:

The company produced 2,400 units during the month. A total of 19,400 pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $13,580. There was no beginning inventory of materials on hand to start the month; at the end of the month, 3,620 pounds of material remained in the warehouse. During March, 1,090 direct labor-hours were worked at a rate of $30.50 per hour. Variable manufacturing overhead costs during March totaled $14,061. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The materials price variance for March is:

Select one:

a.

$1,940 U

b.

$1,750 U

c.

$1,940 F

d.

$1,750 F