In its first month of operations, Carla Vista Company made three purchases of merchandise in the following sequence: (1) 288 units at $6, (2) 384 units at $8, and (3) 609 units at $9. Assuming there are 192 units on hand at the end of the period, compute the cost of the ending inventory under (a) the FIFO method and (b) the LIFO method. Carla Vista uses a periodic inventory system.