Household Brands Inc. (HBI) manufactures household goods in the United States. The company made two acquisitions in previous years to diversify their product lines. In 2011, HBI acquired cosmetics and consumer electronics companies. HBI is now, in 2020, comprised of three divisions: cosmetics, household, and consumer electronics. The following information (in thousands of dollars) presents operating revenues, operating income, and invested assets of the company over the last three years:       Revenue   Operating Income   Assets   Cosmetics                         2018   $ 24,500     $ 2,300     $ 10,000   2019     22,500       1,900       10,000   2020     19,600       1,800       9,500   Household                         2018     17,400       1,300       7,500   2019     15,300       1,100       8,000   2020     12,500       900       6,500   Electronics                         2018     13,500       1,500       4,500   2019     9,500       1,100       4,500   2020     8,700       1,050       4,300   Household Brands Total                         2018     55,400       5,100       22,000   2019     47,300       4,100       22,500   2020     40,800       3,750       20,300       The current compensation package is an annual bonus award. The senior executives share in the bonus pool. The pool is calculated as 20% of the annual residual income of the company. The residual income is defined as operating income minus a cost of capital charge of 15% of invested assets. Round all calculations to two significant digits.   The total amount of the bonus pool for 2020 is:   Multiple Choice

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Household Brands Inc. (HBI) manufactures household goods in the United States. The company made two acquisitions in previous years to diversify their product lines. In 2011, HBI acquired cosmetics and consumer electronics companies. HBI is now, in 2020, comprised of three divisions: cosmetics, household, and consumer electronics. The following information (in thousands of dollars) presents operating revenues, operating income, and invested assets of the company over the last three years:

 

    Revenue   Operating Income   Assets  
Cosmetics                        
2018   $ 24,500     $ 2,300     $ 10,000  
2019     22,500       1,900       10,000  
2020     19,600       1,800       9,500  
Household                        
2018     17,400       1,300       7,500  
2019     15,300       1,100       8,000  
2020     12,500       900       6,500  
Electronics                        
2018     13,500       1,500       4,500  
2019     9,500       1,100       4,500  
2020     8,700       1,050       4,300  
Household Brands Total                        
2018     55,400       5,100       22,000  
2019     47,300       4,100       22,500  
2020     40,800       3,750       20,300  
 

 

The current compensation package is an annual bonus award. The senior executives share in the bonus pool. The pool is calculated as 20% of the annual residual income of the company. The residual income is defined as operating income minus a cost of capital charge of 15% of invested assets. Round all calculations to two significant digits.

 

The total amount of the bonus pool for 2020 is:

 

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