Presented Below Is the Operating Activities Section of the Statement

Multiple Choice

Presented below is the Operating Activities section of the statement of cash flows for Feline Friends Corp.for 2017: $$\begin{array}{l}\text { Operating activities: }\\\begin{array} { l r } \text { Cash collected from customers } & \$ 165,000 \\\text { Cash payments for merchandise } & ( 83,000 ) \\\text { Cash payments for operating expenses } & \underline { ( 58,000 ) } \\\text { Net cash inflow from operating activities } & \$ 24,000\end{array}\end{array}$$ Which method of preparing the Operating Activities section has Feline used?

A) The direct method
B) The indirect method
C) Either method
D) Cannot be determined without further information