Ladron Candies is analyzing sales and production data for the holiday boxes they produced last...

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Update on: Jan 2, 2026
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Ladron Candies is analyzing sales and production data for the holiday boxes they produced last year. The company expected to use 2 pounds of direct materials to produce one box of specialty candy at a cost of $3.00 per pound. Invoices show the company purchased 1,650,000 pounds of direct materials at $2.90 per pound and used 1,580,000 pounds in production. They sold 800,000 boxes of candy to retailers. What is the materials quantity variance?

$(60,000) favorable materials quantity variance

$(60,000) unfavorable materials quantity variance

$(165,000) favorable materials quantity variance

$(165,000) unfavorable materials quantity variance