The following table contains Emerald Corp.’s quarterly revenues, in thousands, for the past three years. During that time, there were no major changes to Emerald’s selling strategies and total capital investment.

Year

1st Qtr.

2nd Qtr.

3rd Qtr.

4th Qtr.

Year 1

500

500

550

750

Year 2

525

550

600

800

Year 3

550

525

625

850