Referring only to the income statement and the balance sheet (exhibits 3 and 4 for 1997 and exhibits 7 and 8 for 2005) estimate (i) the amount of cash collected from customers and (ii) the amount of cash paid for inventory in 1997 and 2005. Note: If accounts receivable are not reported you can assume they equal $0 for that period

Exhibit 3: 1997 Income Statement AMAZON . COM, INC . STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 1996 1995 $15,746 12,287 $ 511 409 102 200 35 406 28,813 3,459 Operating expenses: 38,964 12,485 6,573 6,090 2,313 1,035 58,022 9,438 (304) 1,898 202 (279) Pro forma basic and diluted loss per share.. $ (1.27) $ (0.31) $ (0.02) Shares used in computation of pro forma basic and diluted loss per share. . .. .. . .. . 21, 651 18,544 14,394