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The comparative bolance sheets for Bridgeport Compary show these changes in noncash current asset accounts: accounts receivable decreased $79,000, prepaid expenses increased $27;000, and inventories increased $39,000. Compute net cash provided by operating activities using the indirect method, assuming that net income is $198.000. (Show amounts that decrease cosh flow with either a - sign es. 15,000 or in parenthesis es (15,000))