During $2024,$ Blue Inc. had the following activities related to its financial operations:

Carrying value of convertible preferred stock in Blue, converted into common shares of Blue $$534000$

Payment in $2024$ of cash dividend declared in $2023$ to preferred shareholders

Payment for the early retirement of long$-$term bonds payable $($carrying amount, $$3934000)$

$285000$

Proceeds from the sale of treasury stock $($cost$,$ $$394000)$

$3979000$

$457000$

The net cash used in financing activities reported in Blue's statement of cash flows for $2024$ is

$($$$3273000).$

$($$$2988000).$

$($$$3825000).$

$($$$3807000).$During $2024,$ Blue Inc. had the following activities related to its financial operations:

Carrying value of convertible preferred stock in Blue, converted into common shares of Blue $$534000$

Payment in $2024$ of cash dividend declared in $2023$ to preferred shareholders

Payment for the early retirement of long$-$term bonds payable $($carrying amount, $$3934000)$

$285000$

Proceeds from the sale of treasury stock $($cost$,$ $$394000)$

$3979000$

$457000$

The net cash used in financing activities reported in Blue's statement of cash flows for $2024$ is

$($$$3273000).$

$($$$2988000).$

$($$$3825000).$

$($$$3807000).$