Testbank Problem 124 (Part Level Submission) Howard Corp. sponsors a defined-benefit pension plan for its employees. On January 1, 2021, the following balances related to this plan. Plan assets (fair value) $2,200,000 Projected benefit obligation 2,400,000 Pension asset/liability 200,000 Cr. Prior service cost 300,000 OCI - Loss 260,000 As a result of the operation of the plan during 2021, the actuary provided the following additional data at December 31, 2021. Service cost for 2021 $280,000 Actual return on plan assets in 2021 180,000 Amortization of prior service cost 60,000 Contributions in 2021 460,000 Benefits paid retirees in 2021 320,000 Settlement rate 7 % Expected return rate 8 % Average remaining service life of active employees 10 years. Compute pension expense for Howard Corp. for the year 2021 by preparing a pension worksheet. Prepare the journal entry for pension expense.

Historically, 12 percent of a mail-order firm's repeat charge-account customers have an incorrect current address in the firm's computer database. the number of customers out of 19 who have an incorrect address in the database is a binomial random variable with n = 19 and 2formula36.mml = 0.12.

Kimberly has been jonah in preparing his personal income tax forms for a couple of years. jonah's boss recommended kimberly because she had done a good job setting up the company's new accounting system. jonah is very satisfied with kimberly's work and feels that the fees she charges are quite reasonable. kimberly would be classified as a(n) (a) independent auditor (b) private accountant (c) public accountant (d) accounting broker

Suppose you win a small lottery and have the choice of two ways to be paid: you can accept the money in a lump sum or in a series of payments over time. if you pick the lump sum, you get $2,950 today. if you pick payments over time, you get three payments: $1,000 today, $1,000 1 year from today, and $1,000 2 years from today. 1) at an interest rate of 6% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 2) at an interest rate of 9% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 3) years after you win the lottery, a friend in another country calls to ask your advice. by wild coincidence, she has just won another lottery with the same payout schemes. she must make a quick decision about whether to collect her money under the lump sum or the payments over time. what is the best advice to give your friend? a) the lump sum is always better. b) the payments over time are always better. c) it will depend on the interest rate; advise her to get a calculator. d) none of these answers is good advice.