Stanley-morgan industries adopted a defined benefit pension plan on april 12, 2016. the provisions of the plan were not made retroactive to prior years. a local bank, engaged as trustee for the plan assets, expects plan assets to earn a 10% rate of return. a consulting firm, engaged as actuary, recommends 6% as the appropriate discount rate. the service cost is $150,000 for 2016 and $200,000 for 2017. year-end funding is $160,000 for 2016 and $170,000 for 2017. required: calculate each of the following amounts as of both december 31, 2016, and december 31, 2017: (enter you answers in thousands (i. e., 200,000 should be entered as 1. projected benefit obligation 2. plan assets 3. pension expense 4. net pension asset/liability

Suppose that xtel currently is selling at $40 per share. you buy 500 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. the rate on the margin loan is 8%. a. what is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of xtel immediately changes to (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. if the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. how would your answer to requirement 2 would change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $10,000 of your own money? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. what is the rate of return on your margined position (assuming again that you invest $15,000 of your own money) if xtel is selling after one year at (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) e. continue to assume that a year has passed. how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Acompany that adapts its product mix to meet the needs of a new market is using which of the following global marketing strategies market development diversification strategy product development undiversified

When cell phones were first entering the market, they were relatively large and reception was undependable. all cell phones were essentially the same. but as the technology developed, many competitors entered, introducing features unique to their phones. today, cell phones are only a small fraction of the size and weight of their predecessors. consumers can buy cell phones with color screens, cameras, internet access, daily planners, or voice activation (and any combination of these features). the history of the cell phone demonstrates what marketing trend?