Panther Co. had a quality-assurance warranty liability of $359,000 at the beginning of 2018 and $308,000 at the end of 2018. Warranty expense is based on 3% of sales, which were $44 million for the year. What were the warranty expenditures for 2018?

a. $1,320,000
b. $1,269,000
c. $0
d. $1,371,000