Myers Corporation has the following data related to direct materials costs for November: actual costs for 5,000 pounds of material at $​4.50 and standard costs for 4,800 pounds of material at $5.10 per pound.​What is the direct materials quantity variance?

A) ​$1,020 favorable
B) ​​$1,020 unfavorable
C) ​$900 favorable
D) ​$900 unfavorable

Direct Materials Quantity Variance

A measure used to evaluate the efficiency of the quantity of materials used in production, calculated as the difference between the standard cost of direct materials and the actual cost of direct materials used.

Actual Costs

The real expenditure incurred in the manufacturing or production of goods and services, as opposed to estimated costs.

Standard Costs

Predetermined or estimated costs of manufacturing, selling, or performing a service, used as benchmarks against actual costs for budgetary control and performance measurement.