Direct Materials, Direct Labor, and Factory Overhead Cost Variance Analysis. Required: a. Determine the direct materials price variance, direct materials quantity variance, and total direct materials cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. Direct materials price variance Favorable Direct materials quantity variance Favorable Total direct materials cost variance Favorable ✓ b. Determine the direct labor rate variance, direct labor time variance, and total direct labor cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. Direct labor rate variance Unfavorable Direct labor time variance Unfavorable Total direct labor cost variance Unfavorable c. Determine variable factory overhead controllable variance, the fixed factory overhead volume variance, and total factory overhead cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number.