Reference no: EM132612109
The following information is available for Munter Manufacturing Company.
Direct materials price standard is $3.25 per pound.
Direct materials quantity standard is six pounds per finished unit.
Budgeted production is 25,000 finished units.
175,000 pounds of direct materials were purchased for $525,000.
175,000 pounds of direct materials were used in production.
25,600 finished units of product were produced.
Problem 1: What is the direct materials price variance?
Group of answer choices
Option 1: $43,750 Unfavorable
Option 2: $43,750 Favorable
Option 3: $350,000 Unfavorable
Option 4: $350,000 Favorable