TB MC Qu$.8-94($Algo$)$ CMN Incorporated uses LIFO and has experienced increasing...

CMN Incorporated uses LIFO and has experienced increasing costs since its founding. CMN disclosed that the LIFO reserve $($also known as the LIFO allowance$)$ at the end of $2024$ was $$4\mathrm{.}2$ million. The balance sheet showed ending inventory of $$18\mathrm{.}0$ million at the end of $2024.$ What would the ending inventory have been if CMN had always used FIFO?

Multiple Choice

$$22\mathrm{.}2$ million

$$18\mathrm{.}0$ million

$$13\mathrm{.}8$ million

None of the other answer choices are correct.