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 180,000 metric tons per quarter (or 720,000 metric tons in 2021). Amber management is investigating improved manufacturing techniques that will reduce annual carbon emissions to below 693,000 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 3% each quarter, beginning with the second quarter of 2021, will the company reach its goal of 693,000 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. Quarterly emissions Quarter 2021 Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 (metric tons) 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 Will the company reach its goal of 693,000 metric tons by the end of 2022? reach its goal of 693,000 metric tons by the end of 2022.
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 180,000 metric tons per quarter (or 720,000 metric tons in 2021). Amber management is investigating improved manufacturing techniques that will reduce annual carbon emissions to below 693,000 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 3% each quarter, beginning with the second quarter of 2021, will the company reach its goal of 693,000 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. Quarterly emissions Quarter 2021 Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 (metric tons) 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 Will the company reach its goal of 693,000 metric tons by the end of 2022? reach its goal of 693,000 metric tons by the end of 2022.
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