Pension data for David Emerson Enterprises include the following: ($ in millions) Discount rate, 10% Projected benefit obligation, January 1 $ 360 Projected benefit obligation, December 31 465 Accumulated benefit obligation, January 1 300 Accumulated benefit obligation, December 31 415 Cash contributions to pension fund, December 31 150 Benefit payments to retirees, December 31 54 Required: Assuming no change in actuarial assumptions and estimates, determine the service cost component of pension expense for the year ended December 31.

If you offer up your car as a demonstration that you will pay off your loan to a bank or another financial lending institution, you are using your car as collateral. true false

Miko willingly admits that she is not an accountant by training. she is concerned that her balance sheet might not be correct. she has provided you with the following additional information. 1. the boat actually belongs to miko, not to skysong, inc.. however, because she thinks she might take customers out on the boat occasionally, she decided to list it as an asset of the company. to be consistent, she also listed as a liability of the corporation her personal loan that she took out at the bank to buy the boat. 2. the inventory was originally purchased for $27,500, but due to a surge in demand miko now thinks she could sell it for $39,600. she thought it would be best to record it at $39,600. 3. included in the accounts receivable balance is $11,000 that miko loaned to her brother 5 years ago. miko included this in the receivables of skysong, inc. so she wouldn’t forget that her brother owes her money. (b) provide a corrected balance sheet for skysong, inc.. (hint: to get the balance sheet to balance, adjust stockholders’ equity.) (list assets in order of liquidity.)

Summarize the specific methods used by interest groups in order to influence governmental decisions making in all three branches of government. provide at least two examples from each branch.