M3-25. Inferring Transactions from Financial Statements El Puerto de Liverpool (Liverpool) is a large retailer in Mexico. The following accounts are selected from its annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, Liverpool purchased merchandise inventory costing 78,023,979 thousand Mexican pesos. Assume that all purchases were made on account. The following T-accounts reflect information contained in the company's 2017 and 2016 (restated), balance sheets in thousands of Mexican pesos.

Inventories (A) 12/31/2016 Bal. 13,849,931 12/31/2017 Bal. 18,486,423 Suppliers (Accounts Payable) 15.210,743 12/31/2016 Bal. 22.535,802 12/31/2017 Bal. 4. Prepare the entry, using the financial statement effects template and in journal entry form, to record Liverpool's purchases for the 2017 fiscal year.

b. What amount did Liverpool pay in cash to its suppliers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017? Explain. Assume that Suppliers (Accounts payable) is affected only by transactions related to inventory.

c. Prepare the entry, using the financial statement effects template and in journal entry form, to record cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2017.