Inventory Valuation under Absorption Costing and Variable Costine At the end of the first year of operations, 5200 units remained in the finished goods inventory. The unit manufacturing costs during the year were as follows: Direct materials $26.40 Direct labor 13.30 Fixed factory overhead 720 Variable factory overhead 6.50 Determine the cost of the finished goods inventory reported on the balance sheet under (a) the absorption costing concept and (b) the variable costing concept Absorption costing Variable casting