Use the information below to answer the following question(s).Jenny's Condiments makes a specialty mustard for street vendors that is composed of wet ingredients and dry ingredients.Two parts of wet ingredients at a standard cost of $12, and three parts of dry ingredients at a standard cost of $9, are required for every batch.In the first week of July, Jenny produced two hundred thirty batches of mustard using 450 units of wet ingredients and 750 units of dry ingredients.
-What are the direct materials quantity variances for the wet and dry ingredients respectively?
A)$120 favourable/$540 unfavourable
B)$90 favourable/$720 unfavourable
C)$2,880 favourable/$2,610 unfavourable
D)$120 unfavourable/$540 favourable
E)$90 unfavourable/$720 favourable

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The standard quantity of wet ingredients is 2 units per batch, and the actual quantity used is 450 units. The quantity variance for wet ingredients is (450 - 2 * 230) * $12 = $120 favourable.The standard quantity of dry ingredients is 3 units per batch, and the actual quantity used is 750 units. The quantity variance for dry ingredients is (750 - 3 * 230) * $9 = $540 unfavourable.

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