Inventory Valuation under Absorption and Variable Costing At the end of the frst year of operations, 5,300 units remained in the fnished goods inventory. The unit manufacturing costs during the year were as follows: Direct materials Direct labor Fixed factory overhead Variable factory overhead Determine the cost of the finished goods inventory reported on the balance sheet under (e) the absorption costing concept and (b) the variable $37.10 18.80 6.60 5.80 costing concept. Absorption costing Variable costing