Nornang Company”s net income last year was $47,000. Changes in selected balance sheet accounts for the year appear below:

 

Increases

 

(Decreases)

Debit balances:

 

Accounts receivable

$(13,000)

Inventory

$15,000

Prepaid expenses

$4,000

Credit balances:

 

Accumulated depreciation

$32,000

Accounts payable

$(13,000)

Accrued liabilities

$8,000

Taxes payable

$9,000

Deferred taxes

$0

Based solely on this information, the net cash provided by operations under the indirect method on the statement of cash flows would be:

A) $77,000

B) $89,000

C) $79,000

D) $17,000