During 2016, abbott laboratories decreased its discount rate used to calculate pension obligation from 4.3% to 3.8%. the effect on the company's pension expense for the year and pension obligation balance at year end is: a. decrease pension expense, increase pension obligation b. no effect on pension expense, decrease pension obligation c. increase pension expense, decrease pension obligation d. decrease pension expense, decrease pension obligation e. increase pension expense, increase pension obligation

Turtle corporation produces and sells a single product. data concerning that product appear below: per unit percent of sales selling price $ 150 100 % variable expenses 75 50 % contribution margin $ 75 50 % the company is currently selling 5,600 units per month. fixed expenses are $194,000 per month. the marketing manager believes that a $5,300 increase in the monthly advertising budget would result in a 190 unit increase in monthly sales. what should be the overall effect on the company's monthly net operating income of this change?