During its first year of operations, the McCormick Company incurred the following manufacturing costs: Direct materials, $4 per unit, Direct labor, $2 per unit, Variable overhead, $3 per unit, and Fixed overhead, $224,000. The company produced 28,000 units, and sold 19,000 units, leaving 9,000 units in inventory at year-end. What is the value of ending inventory under absorption costing?

$81,000

$153,000

$72,000

$224,000