The following data are available pertaining to Household Appliance Company's retiree health care plan for 2021: Number of employees covered 2 Years employed as of January 1, 2021 3 [each] Attribution period 25 years Expected postretirement benefit obligation, Jan. 1 $ 50,000 Expected postretirement benefit obligation, Dec. 31 $ 53,000 Interest rate 6 % Funding none Required: 1. What is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation at the beginning of 2021

Communication comes in various forms. which of the following is considered an old form of communication? a) e-mail b) letter c) skype d) texting

Six years ago, an 80-kw diesel electric set cost $160,000. the cost index for this class of equipment six years ago was 187 and is now 194. the cost-capacity factor is 0.6. the plant engineering staff is considering a 120-kw unit of the same general design to power a small isolated plant. assume we want to add a precompressor, which (when isolated and estimated separately) currently costs $13291. determine the total cost of the 120-kw unit. (hint: skip $ and comma symbols)

Banana computers has decided to procure processing chips required for its laptops from external suppliers instead of manufacturing them in their own facilities. how will this decision affect the firm? a. the firm will be protected against the principal-agent problem. b. the firm's administrative costs will be low because of necessary bureaucracy. c. the firm will have more flexibility in purchasing and comparing prices of goods and services. d. the firm will have high-powered incentives, such as hourly wages and salaries.