At the beginning of the year, Klein Company's pension plan showed pension plan assets of $4 million and a PBO of $4.5 million; unamortized prior service cost of $500,000; and no unamortized gains or losses. During the year, service cost was $310,000. The expected return on plan assets was 8% and the discount rate estimate was 6%. The plan assets earned an actual return of 5%. The average remaining service period is 10 years. The company should recognize pension expense for the current year of

Skychefs, inc. prepares in-flight meals for a number of major airlines. one of the company's products is grilled salmon in dill sauce with baby new potatoes and spring vegetables. during the most recent week, the company prepared 4000 of these meals using 960 direct labor hours. the company paid these direct labor workers a total of $19,200 for this work, or $20.00 per hour. according to standard cost card for this meal, it should require 0.25 direct labour-hours at a cost of $19.75 per hour.1. what is the standard labor-hours allowed (sh) to prepare 4,000 meals? 2. what is the standard labor cost allowed (sh x sr) to prepare 4,000 meals? 3. what is the labor spending variance? 4. what is the labor rate variance and the labor efficiency variance?