How much is the direct material price variance standard


Standard Gears produces lawn mower gears. It uses units as the cost driver for overhead. The following information was provided concerning its standard cost system:

Actual Data   Budgeted and Standard Data
Produced 12,400 units
Materials purchased 4,650 lbs. for a total cost of $32,550
Materials used 4,700 lbs.
Labor worked 7,460 hrs. costing $79,822
Actual overhead Fixed: $84,800 Variable $36,100
 
Budgeted units 12,500 units
Budgeted materials 0.40 lb. @ $7.10 per lb.
Budgeted labor 36 minutes @ $11.00 per hour
Budgeted variable overhead $35,625
Budgeted fixed overhead $85,500

How much is the direct material price variance?

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