A company's defined benefit pension plan had a PBO of $274,000 on January 1, 2018. During 2018, pension benefits paid were $41,000. The discount rate for the plan for this year was 10%. Service cost for 2018 was $85,000. Plan assets (fair value) increased during the year by $52,000. The amount of the PBO at December 31, 2018, was:

The gilbert instrument corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. the steamer has 6 years of remaining life. if kept,the steamer will have depreciaiton expenses of $650 for five years and $325 for the sixthyear. its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an internet auction site for$4,150 at this time. if the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the endof its useful life. gilbert is considering purchasing the side steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, whichcosts $12,000 and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of$1,500. this steamer falls into the macrs 5-year class, so the applicable depreciationrates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. the new steamer is fasterand allows for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; the newmachine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,900 per year.to support the greater sales, the new machine would require that inventories increase by$2,900, but accounts payable would simultaneously increase by $700. gilbert's marginalfederal-plus-state tax rate is 40%, and its wacc is 15%.a. should it replace the old steamer? b. npv of replace = $2,083.51

Ellen and george work for the same company. ellen, a gen xer, really appreciates the flextime opportunities, while george, a baby boomer, takes advantage of the free computer training offered at the company. these policies are examples of

On june 3, teal company sold to chester company merchandise having a sale price of $2,600 with terms of 2/10, n/60, f.o.b. shipping point. an invoice totaling $91, terms n/30, was received by chester on june 8 from john booth transport service for the freight cost. on june 12, the company received a check for the balance due from chester company. prepare journal entries on the teal company books to record all the events noted above under each of the following bases. (1) sales and receivables are entered at gross selling price. (2) sales and receivables are entered at net of cash discounts.