Additional Information Accounts receivable increased by exist60,000. Accrued interest receivable decreased by exist2,000. Inventory decreased by exist60,000 and accounts payable to suppliers of merchandise decreased by exist16,000. Short-term prepayments of operating expenses increased by exist6,000, and accrued liabilities for operating expenses decreased by 58,000. The liability for accrued interest payable increased by exist4,000 during the year. The liability for accrued income taxes payable decreased by exist14,000 during the year. The following schedule summarizes the total debit and credit entries during the year in other balance sheet accounts: The 36,000 in credit s to the Plant Assets account is net of any debits to Accumulated Depreciation when plant assets were retired. Thus the exist36.000 in credit entries represents the book value of all plant assets sold or retired during the year. The exist120,000 debit to Retained Earnings represents dividends declared and paid during the year. The exist260,000 credit entry represents the net income shown in the income statement. All investing and financing activities were cash transactions. Cash and cash equivalents amounted to exist244,000 at the beginning of the year and to exist164,000 at yea-end