Lerchman Corp sponsors a defined-benefit pension plan for its employees. The company's actuary has provided the following information for the year ended December 31, 2022: Projected benefit obligation $730,000
Fair value of plan assets 860,000
Service cost 240,000
Interest on projected benefit obligation 24,000
Amortization of prior service cost 60,000
Expected and actual return on plan assets 82,500

The plan paid benefits of $150,000. The market-related asset value equals the fair value of plan assets. No contributions have been made for 2022 pension cost. In its December 31, 2022 balance sheet, Lerchman should report a pension asset / liability of

a. Pension liability of $730,000
b. Pension liability of $545,000
c. Pension asset of $130,000
d. Pension asset of $860,000

Amanufacturing firm is considering overhauling the existing compensation strategy. currently every front line employee who works on the assembly line earns the same hourly wage. ideally, management would like to institute a new pay system that involves pay-for-performance. which of the following recommendations is both consistent with scientific management's general emphases and generally good advice for management of this firma. the firm should adopt a differential pay system with one pay level for average performance, and a higher level for good performance. b. the firm should adopt a differential pay system, but the firm should modify it from its original design and provide many different levels of pay associated with different performance levels. c. the firm should understand worker psychology and to focus on pay as the key motivator. d. all of the abovee. none of the above