Use the Information Provided to Calculate the Missing Cash Paid

Use the information provided to calculate the missing cash paid for merchandise for the period.
$\begin{array}{|l|lcc|} \hline \text { Accounts payable, beginning-year.\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots } & \$60,000\\\hline \text { Cost of goods sold.\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots } &244,000\\\hline \text { Merchandise inventory, beginning-year\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots } & 35,000\\ \hline\text {Merchandise inventory, year-end\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots } &40,500\\\hline \text { Accounts payable, year-end\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots } &64,800\\\hline \text { Cash paid for merchandise. \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots} &\\ \hline\end{array}$