单选题 An analyst does research about cash flow and gathers the following information (in thousands) about a company.
2011 2010
Cost of goods sold $14436 $12471
Inventory (year end) $3876 $5980
Accounts payable (year end) $7321 $6432
Based on the information above, cash paid to suppliers (in thousands) in 2011 is cLosest to:
A. $11443
B. $13221
C. $15651

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] $14436-($5980-$3876)-($7321-$6432)=$14436-$2104-$889=$11443。