64. Arrow Industries employs a standard cost system in which direct materials inventory is
carried at standard cost. Arrow has established the following standards for the prime costs of one
unit of product.
During November, Arrow purchased 160,000 pounds of direct materials at a total cost of $304,000.
The total factory wages for November were $42,000, 90% of which were for direct labor. Arrow
manufactured 19,000 units of product during November using 142,500 pounds of direct materials
and 5,000 direct labor hours.
Is the direct materials efficiency (quantity) variance favorable or unfavorable?