The following units of an item were available for sale during the year:

Beginning inventory 49 units at $49

Sale 40 units at $78

First purchase 40 units at $50

Sale 37 units at $78

Second purchase 20 units at $53

Sale 18 units at $80

The firm uses the perpetual inventory system, and there are 14 units of the item on hand at the end of the year.

a. What is the total cost of the ending inventory according to FIFO?

b. What is the total cost of the ending inventory according to LIFO?