The following information was taken from the 2012 annual report of Bed Bath & Beyond, a leading house-hold retailer (dollars in thousands):

a. Assume that accounts payable reflects only accounts with inventory suppliers, and compute the cash payments made to suppliers during 2012.
b. Would this dollar amount be disclosed on the statement of cash flows?Explain.

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Cost of goods sold Inventory Accounts payable 2012 $6,525,830 2,466,214 2011 $5,568,957 2,071,890 752,064 913,365