Based on the Following Information Provided About a Company's Operations

question 52

Essay

Based on the following information provided about a company's operations, calculate its cost of goods purchased and its cash paid for merchandise.
$\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{|l|}\hline \text { Cost of goods sold.}\\\hline \text { Merchandise inventory, beginning year .}\\\hline \text { Accounts payable, beginning year.}\\\hline \text { Merchandise inventory, end-of-year.}\\\hline \text { Accounts payable, end-of-year.}\\\hline \end{array}\begin{array}{r|}\hline\$ 522,000 \\\hline 70,000 \\\hline 53,000 \\\hline 57,000 \\\hline 48,000 \\\hline \end{array}\end{array}$

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