Nova Enterprises has established the following standards for the prime costs of one unit of its chief product, chairs: Category Direct Standard Quantity 5.5 pounds Standard Price Rate or Standard Cost $2.50 per pound $13.75 Material Direct Labor Total 1.20 hours $8.00 per hour $9.60 $23.35 During July, Nova purchased 200,000 pounds of direct material at a total cost of $470,000. The total wages for July were $325,000, 95% of which were for direct labor. Nova manufactured 30,000 chairs during July, using 160,000 pounds of the direct material purchased in July and 36,250 direct- labor hours. Compute the direct material price variance for July.

Nova Enterprises has established the following standards for the prime costs of one unit of its chief product, chairs: Category Direct Standard Quantity 5.5 pounds Standard Price Rate or Standard Cost $2.50 per pound $13.75 Material Direct Labor Total 1.20 hours $8.00 per hour $9.60 $23.35 During July, Nova purchased 200,000 pounds of direct material at a total cost of $470,000. The total wages for July were $325,000, 95% of which were for direct labor. Nova manufactured 30,000 chairs during July, using 160,000 pounds of the direct material purchased in July and 36,250 direct- labor hours. Compute the direct material price variance for July.

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