Acre 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 120,000 metric tons per quarter (or 480,000 metric tons in 2021). Acre management is investigating improved manufacturing techniques that will reduce annual carbon emissions to below 456,000 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 Acre reduces emissions by 3% each quarter, beginning with the second quarter of 2021 , will the company reach its goal of 456,000 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 eachusuarter through the end of 2022. Quarterly emissions Data table Total cost to reduce carbon emissions $11 per metric ton reduced in 2022 below 480,000 metric tons Fine in 2022 if EPA guidelines are not met $779,500 Requirement Acre Management has chosen to use Kaizen budgeting to achieve its goal for carbon emissions. 1. If Acre reduces emissions by 3% each quarter, beginning with the second quarter of 2021, will the company reach its goal of 456,000 metric tons by the end of 2022? 2. What would be the net financial cost or benefit of their plan? Ignore the time value of money. 3. What factors other than cost might weigh into Acre's decision to carry out this plan? What do you recommend Acre to do