Use the following information and the indirect method to calculate the net cash provided or used by operating activities: Net income $85,800
Depreciation expense 12,500
Gain on sale of land 8,000
Increase in merchandise inventory 2,550
Increase in accounts payable 6,650

a. $37,400.
b. $13,150.
c. $94,400.
d. $14,150.
e. $29,400.

This activity is important because as a marketing manager, you must allocate resources to reach your target market. during the strategic marketing process, managers move through three important phases to determine how to optimally allocate resources: a planning phase, an implementation phase, and an evaluation phase. in this interactive exercise, you are asked to review various strategic marketing actions and determine where in the strategic marketing process the action would occur. the goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of the strategic marketing process and related marketing actions.