Use the following information about the current year operations of a company to calculate the cash paid for merchandise.

Cost of goods sold $ $840,000$

Merchandise inventory, January $1105,700$

Merchandise inventory, December $31101,300$

Accounts payable, January $167,100$

Accounts payable, December $3174,900$

Multiple Choice

$$827,800.$

$$835,600.$

$$829,200.$

$$844,400.$

$$844,800.$