Reconciling Changes in Balance Sheet Accounts

The following table presents selected items from the Year 2 and Year 1 balance sheets and Year 2 income statement of Walgreen Company.

WALGREEN CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES ($ millions)
Selected Balance Sheet Data		Selected Income Statement Data
	Year 2	Year 1			Year 2
Inventories	$24,132	$22,134		Cost of Merchandise Sold	$155,076
Property and Equipment, Less				Depreciation Expense	2,427
Accumulated Depreciation	34,578	33,552
Trade Accounts Payable	14,430	13,755		Net Earnings	8,142
Retained Earnings	56,631	50,544

a.	Compute the cash paid for merchandise inventories in Year 2. Assume that trade accounts payable is only for merchandise purchases.
	$Answer million
b.	Compute the net cost of property acquired in Year 2.
	$Answer million
c.	Compute the cash dividends paid in Year 2.
	$Answer million