Genent Industries,Inc.(GII),developed standard costs for direct material and direct labor.In 2017,GII estimated the following standard costs for one of their major products,the 30-gallon heavy-duty plastic container.

During July,GII produced and sold 4,000 containers using 1,700 pounds of direct materials at an average cost per pound of $15 and 3,225 direct manufacturing labor hours at an average wage of $15.25 per hour.
The direct material price variance during July is ________.

Question

Genent Industries,Inc.(GII),developed standard costs for direct material and direct labor.In 2017,GII estimated the following standard costs for one of their major products,the 30-gallon heavy-duty plastic container.

During July,GII produced and sold 4,000 containers using 1,700 pounds of direct materials at an average cost per pound of $15 and 3,225 direct manufacturing labor hours at an average wage of $15.25 per hour.
The direct material price variance during July is ________.

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Direct material price variance = 1,700 × ($20 − $15)= $8,500 F