A Company Had Cost of Goods Sold of $150,000 During

A company had cost of goods sold of $150,000 during a given period.Compute cash paid for merchandise during this period given the following data: $\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline& \begin{array} { c } \text { Begirruing } \\\text { Balarce }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Endirg } \\\text { Balarce }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Accounts payable } & \$ 20,000 & \$ 17,500 \\\hline \text { Merchandise inventory } & 35,000 & 42,000\\\hline\end{array}$

A) $145,500
B) $159,500
C) $140,500
D) $154,500
E) $157,000