Babcock Company received the following reports of its defined benefit pension plan for the current calendar year: PBO Plan assets Balance, January 1 $ 640,000 Balance, January 1 $ 540,000 Service cost 368,000 Actual return 56,000 Interest cost 75,000 Annual contribution 228,000 Benefits paid (91,000 ) Benefits paid (91,000 ) Balance, December 31 $ 992,000 Balance, December 31 $ 733,000 The long-term expected rate of return on plan assets is 8%. Assuming no other data are relevant, what is the pension expense for the year

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Vital industries manufactured 2 comma 200 units of its product huge in the month of april. it incurred a total cost of $ 121 comma 000 during the month. out of this $ 121 comma 000, $ 46 comma 000 comprised of direct materials used in the product and the rest was incurred because of the conversion cost involved in the process. ryan had no opening or closing inventory. what will be the total cost per unit of the product, assuming conversion costs contained $ 10 comma 900 of indirect labor?

Jennifer purchased a house in a brand new development in the outskirts of town. when her house was built, the nearest fire department was nearly 20 miles away. as her neighborhood developed, the density of the community called for a new fire department 1.5 miles away. what effect will the new fire station have on her homeowners insurance premium? a. a new fire department will be more demanding on local taxes. her annual premium will go up. b. the location of a fire department has no bearing on the value of her house. her annual premium will stay the same. c. the new fire department will reduce the risk of financial loss in her home. her annual premium should decrease. d. with a fire department so close (less than 5 miles), financial risk on jennifer’s home practically disappears. she will not need to pay insurance anymore.