ABC uses the conventional retail method to determine its ending inventory at cost. Assume the beginning inventory at cost (retail) were $390,000 ($594,000), purchases during the current year at cost (retail) were $2,055,000 ($3,300,000), freight-in on these purchases totaled $129,000, sales during the current year totaled $3,000,000, and net markups (markdowns) were $72,000 ($108,000). What is the ending inventory value at cost?

A) $858,000 B) $567,138 C) $556,842 D) $580,206