Bostonian Company provided the following information related to its defined benefit pension plan for 2017: PBO on 1/1 $ 2,500,000 Fair value of plan assets on 1/1 2,000,000 Service cost 120,000 Actual return on plan assets 320,000 Payments made to retirees on 12/31 100,000 Amortization of prior service cost 40,000 Recognized actuarial losses 50,000 Contributions made to plan at 12/31 80,000 Interest rate for discounting pension obligations 6 % Expected return on plan assets 8 % Required: What amount of pension expense should Bostonian report for 2017

Why might a business based on a fad be a good idea? question 2 options: fads bring in the most customers. some fads are longer lasting than expected. fads have made some business owners incredibly wealthy. fads can take a business in a new direction.

Investment x offers to pay you $5,700 per year for 9 years, whereas investment y offers to pay you $8,300 per year for 5 years. if the discount rate is 6 percent, what is the present value of these cash flows? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) present value investment x $ investment y $ if the discount rate is 16 percent, what is the present value of these cash flows? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) present value investment x $ investment y

Afinancing project has an initial cash inflow of $42,000 and cash flows of −$15,600, −$22,200, and −$18,000 for years 1 to 3, respectively. the required rate of return is 13 percent. what is the internal rate of return? should the project be accepted?