Meow Products Ltd. Meow Products Ltd. produces and sells scratching posts for cats. In the current year, the company had expected to sell 12,000 posts but actually produced and sold 10,000 posts. The following information is available regarding the standard cost to produce a single post: Direct materials: 3 feet @ 1.75 per foot Direct labor: 15 minutes @ $.30 per minute In the current year,
38,000 feet of material were purchased out of which 35,000 feet were used at a cost of $1.55 per foot, and 160,000 direct labor minutes were incurred at a cost of $.32 per minute. Refer to the Meow Products Ltd. information above. The company's direct materials usage variance for the current year is:
A) $14,000 F.
B) $ 1,750 F.
C) $ 3,500 U.
D) $ 8,750 U.
D
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