A MIDTERM PROGRESS REPORT TO THE ENRON BOARD OF DIRECTORS, JULY 2000
by Mike Selinker and Sean Trowbridge
Solution: FIGURE EIGHT
Arrange the counties in alphabetical order (there's one of each letter from A to O, per the "More Evil to Come" page), and solve the logic problem to determine the prices charged to the counties.
Alameda County Facility: $345 (73 + $2) ÷ $15 = $23 (W)
Butte County Facility: $300 (13 x 23 + $1) ÷ $20 = $15 (O)
Contra Costa County Facility: $450 ($900 ÷ 2) ÷ $25 = $18 (R)
Del Norte County Facility: $220 (13 x 17 - $1) ÷ $55 = $4 (D)
El Dorado County Facility: $342 ($345 - $3) ÷ $18 = $19 (S)
Fresno County Facility: $132 ($264 ÷ 2) ÷ $66 = $2 (B)
Glenn County Facility: $300 ÷ $12 = $25 (Y)
Humboldt County Facility: $225 ($220 - 5) ÷ $15 = $15 (O)
Imperial County Facility: $405 ($406 - $1) ÷ $45 = $9 (I)
Jackson Creek Regional Subfacility: $264 ($225 + $39) ÷ $22 = $12 (L)
Kings County Facility: $88 ($220 - $132) ÷ $44 = $2 (B)
Los Angeles County Facility: $17 ($900 + $1 ÷ 53) ÷ $17 = $1 (A)
Marin County Facility: $900 ($303) ÷ $50 = $18 (R)
Napa County Facility: $406 (202 + $6) ÷ $58 = $7 (G)
Orange County Facility: $215 (23 x 33 - $1) ÷ $43 = $5 (E)
Find the markup multiplier for each county. In county order, convert those multipliers to alphanumerics to get the phrase WORDS BY OIL BARGE. Look in the chart on page 9 next to the oil barge to find the phrase "Fig. 8," and get the answer FIGURE EIGHT.