Bissell Company received the following reports of its defined benefit pension plan for the current calendar year: PBO Plan assets Balance, January 1 $ 460,000 Balance, January 1 $ 260,000 Service cost 197,000 Actual return 37,000 Interest cost 39,000 Annual contribution 113,000 Benefits paid (85,000 ) Benefits paid (85,000 ) Balance, December 31 $ 611,000 Balance, December 31 $ 325,000 The long-term expected rate of return on plan assets is 10%. Assuming no other data are relevant, what is the pension expense for the year

What is "staffing level"? a) the practice of assigning the same number of workers to each department b) the average educational level attained by employees of a business c) the rank above cashier d) the number of workers assigned to jobs at a particular time

Teller co. is planning to sell 900 boxes of ceramic tile, with production estimated at 870 boxes during may. each box of tile requires 44 pounds of clay mix and a quarter hour of direct labor. clay mix costs $0.40 per pound and employees of the company are paid $12.00 per hour. manufacturing overhead is applied at a rate of 110% of direct labor costs. teller has 3,900 pounds of clay mix in beginning inventory and wants to have 4,500 pounds in ending inventory. what is the total amount to be budgeted for manufacturing overhead for the month?

12. to produce a textured purée, you would use a/an a. food processor. b. wide-mesh sieve. c. immersion blender d. food mill.