Boxer Inc. uses the conventional retail method to determine its ending inventory at cost. Assume the beginning inventory at cost (retail) were $196,500 ($297,000), purchases during the current year at cost (retail) were $1,704,000 ($2,596,800), freight-in on these purchases totaled $79,500, sales during the current year totaled $2,333,000, and net markups were $207,000. What is the ending inventory value at cost?