Back Mountain Industries (BMI) has two divisions: East and West. BMI has a cost of capital of 25 percent. Selected financial information (in thousands of dollars) for the first year of business follows. Sales revenue Income Investment (beginning of year) Current liabilities (beginning of year) R&D expendituresa East $2,000 375 1,750 250 750 West $6,000 540 2,250 250 650 R&D is assumed to benefit two periods. All R&D is spent at the beginning of the year. Required: a-1. Evaluate the performance of the two divisions assuming BMI uses economic value added. (Enter answers in thousands of dollars. Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) EVA Divisions East West a-2. Which division had the better performance? West O East