The standard costs and actual costs for direct materials for the manufacture of 2,800 actual units of product are as follows: Standard Costs Direct materials     1,040 kilograms at $8.51 Actual Costs Direct materials     2,800 kilograms at $8.05 The direct materials price variance is a. $478 favorable b. $478 unfavorable c. $1,288 favorable d. $1,288 unfavorable

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The standard costs and actual costs for direct materials for the manufacture of 2,800 actual units of product are as follows:

Standard Costs
Direct materials     1,040 kilograms at $8.51

Actual Costs
Direct materials     2,800 kilograms at $8.05

The direct materials price variance is

a. $478 favorable
b. $478 unfavorable
c. $1,288 favorable
d. $1,288 unfavorable
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