A firms net working capital is proportional to its sales. Historically, inventory is 10.00% of sales, accounts receivable is 20.00% of sales, and accounts payable is 12.00% of sales. Below, we have the sales forecast for the upcoming four years: (in millions)

a. What will be the balance sheet value of NWC for year 1? (answer in terms of millions, x.xx million)

b. What will be the investment in NWC for year 1? (answer in terms of millions. Answer will be a positive number)

Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Sales $5.46 $10.00 $15.96 $17.75 $19.00