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Comparative financial statements for Weaver Company follow:

Weaver Company Comparative Balance Sheet at December 31
	This Year	Last Year
Assets
Cash	$ 26	$ 12
Accounts receivable	293	230
Inventory	153	196
Prepaid expenses	8	5
Total current assets	480	443
Property, plant, and equipment	508	429
Less accumulated depreciation	(82)	(70)
Net property, plant, and equipment	426	359
Long-term investments	28	34
Total assets	$ 934	$ 836
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts payable	$ 302	$ 224
Accrued liabilities	72	80
Income taxes payable	74	64
Total current liabilities	448	368
Bonds payable	197	172
Total liabilities	645	540
Common stock	165	201
Retained earnings	124	95
Total stockholders equity	289	296
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 934	$ 836

Weaver Company Income Statement For This Year Ended December 31
Sales		$ 753
Cost of goods sold		447
Gross margin		306
Selling and administrative expenses		222
Net operating income		84
Nonoperating items:
Gain on sale of investments	$ 6
Loss on sale of equipment	(2)	4
Income before taxes		88
Income taxes		23
Net income		$ 65

During this year, Weaver sold some equipment for $19 that had cost $31 and on which there was accumulated depreciation of $10. In addition, the company sold long-term investments for $12 that had cost $6 when purchased several years ago. Weaver paid a cash dividend this year and the company repurchased $36 of its own stock. This year Weaver did not retire any bonds.

Required:

1. Using the indirect method, determine the net cash provided by/used in operating activities for this year. (List any deduction in cash and cash outflows as negative amounts.)