Use the Following Information About the Current Year's Operations of a Company

question 78

Multiple Choice

Use the following information about the current year's operations of a company to calculate the cash paid for merchandise. $\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline \text { Cost of good sold } & \$ 536,000 \\\hline \text { Merchandise inventory, January 1 } & 64,800 \\\hline \text { Merchandise inventory, December 31 } & 57,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts payable, January 1 } & 64,400 \\\hline \text { Accounts payable, December 31 } & 59,000\\\hline\end{array}$

• A)$522,800
• B)$533,600
• C)$528,200
• D)$536,000
• E)$543,800

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