The Financial Statements of Oriental Company Provide the Following Information

The financial statements of Oriental Company provide the following information for the current year:
$\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline & \text { Dec.31 } &{\text { Jan.1 }} \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable } & \$ 35,000 & \$ 40,000 \\\hline \text { Inventory } & \$ 55,000 & \$ 51,000 \\\hline \text { Prepaid expenses } & \$ 12,000 & \$ 14,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts payable (for merchandise) } & \$ 33,000 & \$ 32,000 \\\hline \text { Accrued expenses payable } & \$ 15,000 & \$ 20,000 \\\hline \text { Net sales } & \$ 260,000 & \\\hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & \$ 130,000 \\\hline \text { Operating expenses (including depreciation of } \$ 18,000) & \$ 80,000 \\\hline\end{array}$

-Compute the amount of Oriental Company's cash payments for purchases of merchandise during the current year.

A) $130,000.
B) $125,000.
C) $133,000.
D) $127,000.