The following information summarizes the activities in the Mixing Department for the month of March:

Beginning inventory	2,000 units, 80% complete
Started and completed	???? units
Ending inventory	6,000 units, 25% complete

Assume that the company uses the weighted average method and that during March, the equivalent units completed with respect to materials is 57,000 and the equivalent units completed with respect to conversion costs is 52,500.

How many units were started and completed?

Group of answer choices

A. 55,000

B. 47,000

C. 49,000

D. 53,000