On january 1, 2018, burleson corporation’s projected benefit obligation was $30 million. during 2018 pension benefits paid by the trustee were $4 million. service cost for 2018 is $12 million. pension plan assets (at fair value) increased during 2018 by $6 million as expected. at the end of 2018, there was no prior service cost and a negligible balance in net loss–aoci. the actuary’s discount rate was 10%. required: determine the amount of the projected benefit obligation at december 31, 2018.

Which term refers to the cost that motivates an economic decision

Joe finally found a house for sale that he liked. which factor could increase the price of the house he likes? a. both he and the seller each have a real estate agent. b. a home inspector finds faulty wiring in the house. c. the house has been for sale for almost a year. d. several buyers all want that same house.

Aproduction line has three machines a, b, and c, with reliabilities of .96, .86, and .85, respectively. the machines are arranged so that if one breaks down, the others must shut down. engineers are weighing two alternative designs for increasing the line’s reliability. plan 1 involves adding an identical backup line, and plan 2 involves providing a backup for each machine. in either case, three machines (a, b, and c) would be used with reliabilities equal to the original three. a. compute overall system reliability under plan 1. (round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 4 decimal places.) reliability b. compute overall system reliability under plan 2. (round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 4 decimal places.) reliability c. which plan will provide the higher reliability? plan2plan1