On January 1, 2021, Ravetch Corporation’s projected benefit obligation was $51 million. During 2021, pension benefits paid by the trustee were $7 million. Service cost for 2021 is $18 million. Pension plan assets (at fair value) increased during 2021 by $9 million as expected. At the end of 2021, there were no pension-related other comprehensive income (OCI) accounts. The actuary’s discount rate was 10%.

Determine the amount of the projected benefit obligation at December 31, 2021.

Consider the following limit order book for a share of stock. the last trade in the stock occurred at a price of $50. limit buy orders limit sell orders price shares price shares $49.75 500 $49.80 100 49.70 900 49.85 100 49.65 700 49.90 300 49.60 400 49.95 100 48.65 600 a. if a market buy order for 100 shares comes in, at what price will it be filled? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) b. at what price would the next market buy order be filled? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. if you were a security dealer, would you want to increase or decrease your inventory of this stock? increase decrease

Benton company (bc), a calendar year entity, has one owner, who is in the 37% federal income tax bracket (any net capital gains or dividends would be taxed at a 20% rate). bc's gross income is $395,000, and its ordinary trade or business deductions are $245,000. ignore the standard deduction (or itemized deductions) and the deduction for qualified business income. if required, round computations to the nearest dollar. a. bc is operated as a proprietorship, and the owner withdraws $100,000 for personal use. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and the tax liability associated with the income from the sole proprietorship is $ . b. bc is operated as a c corporation, pays out $100,000 as salary, and pays no dividends to its shareholder. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and bc's tax liability is $ . the shareholder's tax liability is $ . c. bc is operated as a c corporation and pays out no salary or dividends to its shareholder. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and bc's tax liability is $ . d. bc is operated as a c corporation, pays out $100,000 as salary, and pays out the remainder of its earnings as dividends. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and bc's tax liability is $ .

What is the advantage of developing criteria for assessing the effectiveness of business products and processes? a. assessment criteria are answers. b.assessment criteria are inexpensive. c.assessment criteria provide you with a list of relevant things to measure. d.assessment criteria provide you with a list of people to contact to learn more about process mentoring.