Western Corporation made sales of $850 million during 2012. Of this amount, Western collected cash for all but $27 million. The company’s cost of goods sold was $290 million, and all other expenses for the year totaled $325 million. Also during 2012, Western paid $380 million for its inventory and $255 million for everything else. Beginning cash was $75 million. Western’s top management is interviewing you for a job and they ask two questions:

a. How much was Western’s net income for 2012?

b. How much was Western’s cash balance at the end of 2012?

You will get the job only if you answer both questionscorrectly.