During $20$X$4,$ Kamas Company had a total Cost of Goods Sold of $$500,000$ and total Sales of $$600,000.$ The beginning and ending balances in the accounts PAYABLE account are respectively $$60,000$ and $$100,000.$ The beginning and ending balances in the inventory account are $$120,000$ and $$135,000,$ respectively. The beginning and ending balances in the accounts RECEIVABLE account are respectively $$100,000$ and $$77,000.$

Compute the amount of cash paid for inventory during $20$X$4.$

$$525,000$

$$577,000$

$$475,000$

$$555,000$