Scott Hobson Enterprises has a defined benefit pension plan. At the end of the reporting year, the following data were available: beginning PBO, $86,000; service cost, $17,000; interest cost, $6,300; benefits paid for the year, $10,000; ending PBO, $99,300; and the expected return on plan assets, $10,500. There were no other pension-related costs. The journal entry to record the annual pension costs will include a debit to pension expense for:

Two assets have the following expected returns and standard deviations when the risk-free rate is 5%: asset a e(ra) = 18.5% σa = 20% asset b e(rb) = 15% σb = 27% an investor with a risk aversion of a = 3 would find that on a risk-return basis. a. only asset a is acceptable b. only asset b is acceptable c. neither asset a nor asset b is acceptable d. both asset a and asset b are acceptable

Which ranks these careers that employers are most likely to hire from the least to the greatest?

Manipulation manufacturing's (amm) standards anticipate that there will be 5 pounds of raw material used for every unit of finished goods produced. amm began the month of maymay with 8,000 pounds of raw material, purchased 25,500 pounds for $ 15,300 and ended the month with 7,400 pounds on hand. the company produced 4,9004,900 units of finished goods. the company estimates standard costs at $ 1.10 per pound. the materials price and efficiency variances for the month of maymay were: