Use This Information to Answer the Following Question In Addition,beginning Merchandise Inventory Was $22,000 and Ending Merchandise Inventory

Multiple Choice

Use this information to answer the following question. $\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline \text { Account Name } & \text { Debit } & \text { Credit } \\\hline \text { Sales } & & 300,000 \\\text { Sales Returns and Allowances } & 10,000 & \\\text { Purchases } & 53,000 & \\\text { Purchases Returns and Allowances } & & 8,000 \\\text { Freight-In } & 12,000 & \\\text { Selling Expenses } & 30,000 & \\\text { General and Administrative Expenses } & 110,000 & \\\hline\end{array}$ In addition,beginning merchandise inventory was $22,000 and ending merchandise inventory was $14,000.
Net cost of purchases for the period were

A) $77,000.
B) $45,000.
C) $57,000.
D) $69,000.