2016 Restructuring On June 27, 2016 the Board of Directors of the Company approved a restructuring plan that incorporates actions related to the recent ownership restructure of Dow Corning Corporation (Dow Corning). These actions, aligned with Dow's value growth and synergy targets, will result in a global workforce reduction of approximately 2,500 positions with most of these positions resulting from synergies related to the Dow Corning transaction These actions are expected to be substantially completed by June 30, 2018. As a result of these actions, the Company recorded pretax restructuring charges of 5449 million in the second quarter of 2016 consisting of severance charges of $268 million asset write-downs and write-offs of $153 million and costs associated with exit and disposal activities of $28 million. The impact of these charges is shown as "Restructuring charges (credits) in the consolidated statements of income and reflected in the Company's segment results in the table that follows. The table also summarizes the activities related to the Company's 2016 restructuring reserve, which is included in "Accrued and other current liabilities and other noncurrent obligations in the consolidated balance sheets The following table summarizes the activities related to the Company's restructuring reserve (liability: Severance Costs S 2016 Restructuring Charges (in millions) Consumer Solutions infrastructure Solutions Performance Plastics Corporate 2016 restructuring charges Charges against the reserve Cash payments Reserve balance at December 31 2016 Impairment of Long Lived Costs Associated Assets and Other with Exit and Assets Disposal Activities Total $ 23 55 $ 28 74 23 97 10 10 46 314 $153 $428 $449 (156) (153) (1) (68) 268 - $268 (67) $201 5 27 5228 15 pts Question 1 a. Explain why Dow Chemical planned this restructuring. When did the company record the restructuring expense? When will the restructuring take place? Explain the difference. b. What are the three types of restructuring costs for Dow Chemical for 20167 C. Explain why no cash is involved in setting the impairment of long-lived assets portion of the restructuring reserve. d. Dow Chemical managers estimated all of the charges above. What would be the income-statement consequences next year in 2017) if only 5100 million of additional cash payments were necessary to settle the employee severance costs completely? Assume that Dow Chemical did not intentionally overestimate these severance costs. BIVA-A-I EE111X , DE - VX GT 1: 12pt Paragraph 2016 Restructuring On June 27, 2016 the Board of Directors of the Company approved a restructuring plan that incorporates actions related to the recent ownership restructure of Dow Corning Corporation (Dow Corning). These actions, aligned with Dow's value growth and synergy targets, will result in a global workforce reduction of approximately 2,500 positions with most of these positions resulting from synergies related to the Dow Corning transaction These actions are expected to be substantially completed by June 30, 2018. As a result of these actions, the Company recorded pretax restructuring charges of 5449 million in the second quarter of 2016 consisting of severance charges of $268 million asset write-downs and write-offs of $153 million and costs associated with exit and disposal activities of $28 million. The impact of these charges is shown as "Restructuring charges (credits) in the consolidated statements of income and reflected in the Company's segment results in the table that follows. The table also summarizes the activities related to the Company's 2016 restructuring reserve, which is included in "Accrued and other current liabilities and other noncurrent obligations in the consolidated balance sheets The following table summarizes the activities related to the Company's restructuring reserve (liability: Severance Costs S 2016 Restructuring Charges (in millions) Consumer Solutions infrastructure Solutions Performance Plastics Corporate 2016 restructuring charges Charges against the reserve Cash payments Reserve balance at December 31 2016 Impairment of Long Lived Costs Associated Assets and Other with Exit and Assets Disposal Activities Total $ 23 55 $ 28 74 23 97 10 10 46 314 $153 $428 $449 (156) (153) (1) (68) 268 - $268 (67) $201 5 27 5228 15 pts Question 1 a. Explain why Dow Chemical planned this restructuring. When did the company record the restructuring expense? When will the restructuring take place? Explain the difference. b. What are the three types of restructuring costs for Dow Chemical for 20167 C. Explain why no cash is involved in setting the impairment of long-lived assets portion of the restructuring reserve. d. Dow Chemical managers estimated all of the charges above. What would be the income-statement consequences next year in 2017) if only 5100 million of additional cash payments were necessary to settle the employee severance costs completely? Assume that Dow Chemical did not intentionally overestimate these severance costs. BIVA-A-I EE111X , DE - VX GT 1: 12pt Paragraph