Violet Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan. The pension formula is calculated based on the following formula: 2% x number of service years x final salary. The assumed discount rate is 5%. If an employee is expected to retire in 20 years with a final annual salary of $200,000, has earned 30 years of service, and is expected to receive an annual pension for 30 years, the current PBO rounded to the full dollar will be

Three years ago, the city of recker committed to build a park and music venue by the river. it was expected to cost $2.5 million and be paid for from an additional meals tax in the community. the residents pushed back. local restaurants suffered as people ate out less or patronized restaurants in neighboring communities. the project has stalled, but the town council kept pushing it on. this spring, a flood devastated the venue. the town council appears to have suffered from bias