Mustafa Corporation had 17,000 units of gears on hand at the end of 2018. The company's inventory policy was to maintain an ending inventory equal to 15% of the current year's sales. During 2019, Mustafa sold 210,000 gears. How many gears did Mustafa purchase in 2019?

Select one:

a.$ 194,700

b.$ 196,150

c.$ 224,500

d.$ 210,000