Fleet, Inc. manufactured 700 units of Product A, a new product, in 20X1. Product A's variable and fixed manufacturing costs per unit were \(\$ 6.00\) and \(\$ 2.00\), respectively. The inventory of Product A on December 31, 20X1 consisted of 100 units. There was no inventory of Product A on January 1, 20X1.

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What would be the change in the dollar amount of inventory on December 31, 20X1 if the variable costing method was used instead of the absorption costing method?