Use this information for Stringer Company to answer the question that follow.

The following data are given for Stringer Company:

Budgeted production	940 units
Actual production	1,023 units
Materials:
Standard price per ounce	$1.89
Standard ounces per completed unit	12
Actual ounces purchased and used in production	12,644
Actual price paid for materials	$25,920
Labor:
Standard hourly labor rate	$14.89 per hour
Standard hours allowed per completed unit	4.5
Actual labor hours worked	5,268.45
Actual total labor costs	$80,344
Overhead:
Actual and budgeted fixed overhead	$1,197,000
Standard variable overhead rate	$26.00 per standard labor hour
Actual variable overhead costs	$147,517
Overhead is applied on standard labor hours.

The direct materials quantity variance is

a.$2,022.84 favorable

b.$2,022.84 unfavorable

c.$695.52 unfavorable

d.$695.52 favorable