The following information relates to Hatami Company's defined benefit pension plan during the current reporting year: Plan assets at fair value, January 1 $ 600,000,000 Expected return on plan assets 50,000,000 Actual return on plan assets 40,000,000 Contributions to the pension fund (end of year) 90,000,000 Amortization of net loss 0 Pension benefits paid (end of year) 32,000,000 Pension expense 60,000,000 Required: Determine the balance of pension plan assets at fair value on December 31. (Enter your answers in millions. Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.)

Xyz corporation has provided the following data concerning manufacturing overhead for july: actual manufacturing overhead incurred $ 69,000 manufacturing overhead applied to work in process $ 79,000 the company's cost of goods sold was $243,000 prior to closing out its manufacturing overhead account. the company closes out its manufacturing overhead account to cost of goods sold. which of the following statements is true? multiple choice manufacturing overhead was overapplied by $10,000; cost of goods sold after closing out the manufacturing overhead account is $253,000 manufacturing overhead was underapplied by $10,000; cost of goods sold after closing out the manufacturing overhead account is $233,000 manufacturing overhead was underapplied by $10,000; cost of goods sold after closing out the manufacturing overhead account is $253,000 manufacturing overhead was overapplied by $10,000; cost of goods sold after closing out the manufacturing overhead account is $233,000

What is marketing’s contribution to the new product development team? a. technical expertise needed to translate designs into an actual product/service. b. deep customer insight that leads to product ideas. c. ability to assess financial viability d. feedback on design as well as how customers will actually use the product e. technical expertise needed to translate concepts into product/service designs.

Sam owns speedy bricklayers, inc., a company that specializes in bricklaying. to maintain his business's reputation for quick, quality bricklaying, sam requires that all employees are experienced bricklayers. this discriminates against potential employees who have never laid bricks before. sam is likely: