Amber Chemical Company currently operates three manufacturing plants in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Annual carbon emissions...

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Amber Chemical Company currently operates three manufacturing plants in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Annual carbon emissions for these plants in the first quarter of 2021 are 200,000 metric tons per quarter (or 800,000 metric tons in 2021). Amber management is investigating improved manufacturing techniques that will reduce annual carbon emissions to below 776,000 metric tons so that the company can meet Environmental Protection Agency guidelines by 2022. Costs and benefits are as follows: (Click the icon to view the costs and benefits.) Read the requirements. + Requirement 1. If Amber reduces emissions by 2% each quarter, beginning with the second quarter of 2021, will the company reach its goal of 776,000 metric tons by the end of 2022? (Round all intermediary calculations and the amounts you input in the cells to the nearest dollar.) Begin by calculating the quarterly emissions for each quarter through the end of 2022. Quarter 2021 Q1 Quarterly emissions (metric tons) 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 he requirements. Requirement uirement 1. If Amb mediary calculation Amber Management has chosen to use Kaizen budgeting to achieve its goal for carbon emissions. gin by calculating the 1. Quarter Quarter (met 2. 2021 Q1 2021 Q2 3. If Amber reduces emissions by 2% each quarter, beginning with the second quarter of 2021, will the company reach its goal of 776,000 metric tons by the end of 2022? What would be the net financial cost or benefit of their plan? Ignore the time value of money. What factors other than cost might weigh into Amber's decision to carry out this plan? What do you recommend Amber to do? each its goal of 776,000 r 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 Print Done Requireme intermediar Begin by ca Quarter 2021 Q1 Data table Total cost to reduce carbon emissions $19 per metric ton reduced in 2022 below 800,000 metric tons Fine in 2022 if EPA guidelines are not met $1,626,800 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 2022.03 Print D Done Xof 776,000 Amber Chemical Company currently operates three manufacturing plants in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Annual carbon emissions for these plants in the first quarter of 2021 are 200,000 metric tons per quarter (or 800,000 metric tons in 2021). Amber management is investigating improved manufacturing techniques that will reduce annual carbon emissions to below 776,000 metric tons so that the company can meet Environmental Protection Agency guidelines by 2022. Costs and benefits are as follows: (Click the icon to view the costs and benefits.) Read the requirements. + Requirement 1. If Amber reduces emissions by 2% each quarter, beginning with the second quarter of 2021, will the company reach its goal of 776,000 metric tons by the end of 2022? (Round all intermediary calculations and the amounts you input in the cells to the nearest dollar.) Begin by calculating the quarterly emissions for each quarter through the end of 2022. Quarter 2021 Q1 Quarterly emissions (metric tons) 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 he requirements. Requirement uirement 1. If Amb mediary calculation Amber Management has chosen to use Kaizen budgeting to achieve its goal for carbon emissions. gin by calculating the 1. Quarter Quarter (met 2. 2021 Q1 2021 Q2 3. If Amber reduces emissions by 2% each quarter, beginning with the second quarter of 2021, will the company reach its goal of 776,000 metric tons by the end of 2022? What would be the net financial cost or benefit of their plan? Ignore the time value of money. What factors other than cost might weigh into Amber's decision to carry out this plan? What do you recommend Amber to do? each its goal of 776,000 r 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 Print Done Requireme intermediar Begin by ca Quarter 2021 Q1 Data table Total cost to reduce carbon emissions $19 per metric ton reduced in 2022 below 800,000 metric tons Fine in 2022 if EPA guidelines are not met $1,626,800 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 2022.03 Print D Done Xof 776,000