Answer:
a. $7,000
Explanation:
The computation of the cash paid to suppliers is shown below:
= Beginning Account payable + Purchase - Ending account payable
where,
The costs of goods sold = Beginning balance of raw material + purchase made - ending balance of raw material
$7,500 = $600 + purchase made - $300
$7,500 = $300 + purchase made
So, the purchase would be
= $7,200
Now the cash paid to suppliers would be
= $300 + $7,200 - $500
= $7,000