Use this information about Penny, Inc. to answer the question that follow. Penny, Inc. employs a process costing system. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the process. Here is information about the July activities: On July 1: Beginning inventories 850 units, 60% complete Direct materials cost $5,000 Conversion costs $4,000 During July: Number of units started 15,000 Direct materials added $155,000 Conversion costs added $83,520 On July 31: Ending inventories 1,600 units, 40% complete Using the FIFO method, the number of equivalent units of conversion costs was

a.15,850

b.14,550

c.14,400

d.14,380