Assume a company had net income of $$69,000$ that included a gain on the sale of equipment of $$4,000.$ It provided the following excerpts from its balance sheet:

This Year Last Year

Current assets:

Accounts receivable $ $40,000$ $ $46,000$

Inventory $ $53,000$ $ $50,000$

Prepaid expenses $ $13,000$ $ $11,000$

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable $ $38,000$ $ $44,000$

Accrued liabilities $ $18,000$ $ $15,000$

Income taxes payable $ $13,000$ $ $10,000$

If the credits to the company$$s accumulated depreciation account were $$21,000,$ then based solely on the information provided, the company$$s net cash provided by $($used in$)$ operating activities would be:

Multiple Choice

$$87,000.$

$$53,000.$

$$45,000.$

$$95,000.$