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Alston Chemical Company currently operates three manufacturing plants in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Annual carbon emissions for these plants in the first quarter of 2018 are 180,000 metric tons per quarter (or 720,000 metric tons in 2018). Alston management is investigating improved manufacturing techniques that will reduce annual carbon emissions to below 696,000 metric tons so that the company can meet Environmental Protection Agency guidelines by 2019. Costs and benefits are as follows: (Click the icon to view the costs and benefits.) Read the requirements. Quarter (metric tons) 2018 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2019 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 Will the company reach its goal of 696,000 metric tons by the end of 2019? Yes, Alston will reach its goal of 696,000 metric tons by the end of 2019. Requirement 2. What would be the net financial cost or benefit of their plan? Ignore the time value of money. (Use parentheses or a minus sign to show a net benefit.) 180,000 178,200 176,418 174,654 172,907 171,178 169,466 167,771 Net cost (benefit) of plan Requirement 2. What would be the net financial cost or benefit of their plan? Ignore the time value of money. (U: minus sign to show a net benefit.) Fine avoided Fine paid Emissions in 2018 Emissions in 2019 Total cost of reduction in the input fields and then click Check Answer. Cloor AI Ch