Information regarding the defined benefit pension plan included the following for 2018 ($ in millions): plan assets, january 1 $ 70 plan assets, december 31 105 retiree benefits paid (end of year) 17 employer contributions to the pension plan (end of year) 42 what was the actual return on plan assets for 2018?

$10 million

Explanation:

We know that

Actual return can be found at using the formula:

Beginning balance ($70) + actual return (?) + contributions ($42) - retiree benefits paid ($17) = ending balance ($105) [in millions]

from the above formula  after putting values can get the value of actual return as $10 million.

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explanation:

1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

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