Cash Payments—Direct Method Lester Enterprises’ comparative balance sheets included inventory of $90,200 at December 31, 2009, and $70,600 at December 31, 2010. Lester’s comparative balance sheets also included accounts payable of $57,700 at December 31, 2009, and $39,200 at December 31, 2010. Lester’s accounts payable balances are composed solely of amounts due to suppliers for purchases of inventory on account. Cost of goods sold, as reported by Lester on its 2010 income statement, amounted to $770,900. What is the amount of cash payments for inventory that Lester will report in the Operating Activities section of its 2010 statement of cash fl ows assuming that the direct method is used?

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