12,30,21,8,6,9,1,7. The merge sort algorithm works as follows:

(a) 12,30,21,8    6,9,1,7  //divide stage
(b) 12,30   21,8   6,9   1,7   //divide stage
(c) 12   30   21   8   6   9   1   7   //Final divide stage
(d) 12,30   8,21   6,9   1,7   //Merge Stage
(e) 8,12,21,30   .....     // Analyze this stage