Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] MPE, Inc. will soon enter a very competitive marketplace in which it will have limited influence over the prices that are charged. Management and consultants are currently working to fine-tune the company's sole service, which hopefully will generate a 12 percent first-year return (profit) on the firm's $18,000,000 asset investment. Although the normal return in MPE's industry is 14 percent, executives are willing to accept the lower figure because of various start-up inefficiencies. The following information is available for first-year operations: Hours of service to be provided: 25,000 Anticipated variable cost per service hour: $22 Anticipated fixed cost: $1,900,000 per year 2. How much profit must MPE generate in the first year to achieve a 12 percent return? Target profit