Scott Hobson Enterprises has a defined benefit pension plan. At the end of the reporting year, the following data were available: beginning PBO, $86,000; service cost, $17,000; interest cost, $6,300; benefits paid for the year, $10,000; ending PBO, $99,300; and the expected return on plan assets, $10,500. There were no other pension-related costs. The journal entry to record the annual pension costs will include a debit to pension expense for:

New team of management has taken over. as a result, organizational changes from a country-club style leadership where everyone does whatever they want has changed to a more mechanistic, structured, top-down management style. what ethical issues should the employees consider and how should they go about addressing these?

He taylor company sells music systems. each music system costs the company $100 and will be sold to the public for $250. in year one, the company sells 100 gift cards to customers for $250 each ($25,000 in total). these cards are valid for just one year, and company officials expect them to all be redeemed. in year two, only 96 of the cards are returned. what amount of net income does the company report for year two in connection with these cards? a. $15,000b. $15,400c. $15,500d. $15,800

Standardization is associated with which of the following management orientations? a) ethnocentric orientation b) polycentric orientation c) regiocentric orientation d) geocentric orientation