Saturday, 23 July 2016

Ciao Corporation had January 1 and December 31 balances as follows

Ciao Corporation had January 1 and December 31 balances as follows:
                 1/1/11                12/31/11
Inventory        $90,000              $113,000
Accounts Payable 61,000                69,000

For 2011, the cost of goods sold was $550,000. Calculate Ciao’s 2011 cash paid to suppliers of merchandise.


Cost of goods sold
$550,000
Add: Increase in inventory
23,000
Purchases
573,000
Deduct: Increase in accounts payable
      8,000
Cash paid to suppliers
$565,000