The following data are given for Stringer Company: Budgeted production 963 units Actual production 1,070 units Materials: Standard price per ounce $1.78 Standard ounces per completed unit 12 Actual ounces purchased and used in production 13,225 Actual price paid for materials $27,111 Labor: Standard hourly labor rate $14.12 per hour Standard hours allowed per completed unit 5.0 Actual labor hours worked 5,510.5 Actual total labor costs $84,035 Overhead: Actual and budgeted fixed overhead $1,192,000 Standard variable overhead rate $28.00 per standard labor hour Actual variable overhead costs $154,294 Overhead is applied on standard labor hours. Do not round interim calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest dollar. The direct materials price variance is Oa. S8,927 unfavorable Ob. $3,571 unfavorable Oc. $3,571 favorable Od. $8,927 favorable
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![The following data are given for Stringer Company:
Budgeted production
963 units
Actual production
1,070 units
Materials:
Standard price per ounce
$1.78
Standard ounces per completed unit
12
Actual ounces purchased and used in production
13,225
Actual price paid for materials
$27,111
Labor:
Standard hourly labor rate
$14.12 per hour
Standard hours allowed per completed unit
5.0
Actual labor hours worked
5,510.5
Actual total labor costs
$84,035
Overhead:
Actual and budgeted fixed overhead
$1,192,000
Standard variable overhead rate
$28.00 per standard labor hour
Actual variable overhead costs
$154,294
Overhead is applied on standard labor hours.
Do not round interim calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest dollar.
The direct materials price variance is
Oa. S8,927 unfavorable
Ob. $3,571 unfavorable
Oc. $3,571 favorable
Od. $8,927 favorable](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F50c4a886-3e07-4312-95fc-3240a8ded880%2Fd93068ea-3a3e-44b5-9f81-f3204510479f%2Fxeizfk8_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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