Crane Corp., a company whose stock is publicly traded, provides a noncontributory defined-benefit pension plan for its employees. The company's actuary has provided the following information for the year ended December 31, 2021: Projected benefit obligation $ 622000 Accumulated benefit obligation 449000 Fair value of plan assets 740000 Service cost 180000 Interest on projected benefit obligation 12000 Amortization of prior service cost 36000 Expected and actual return on plan assets 46500 The market-related asset value equals the fair value of plan assets. No contributions have been made for 2021 pension cost. In its December 31, 2021 balance sheet, Crane should report a pension asset / liability of

Eileen's elegant earrings produces pairs of earrings for its mail order catalogue business. each pair is shipped in a separate box. she rents a small room for $150 a week in the downtown business district that serves as her factory. she can hire workers for $275 a week. there are no implicit costs. what is the marginal product of the second worker?

Nichols inc. manufactures remote controls. currently the company uses a plantminuswide rate for allocating manufacturing overhead. the plant manager is considering switchingminusover to abc costing system and has asked the accounting department to identify the primary production activities and their cost drivers which are as follows: activities cost driver allocation rate material handling number of parts $5 per part assembly labor hours $20 per hour inspection time at inspection station $10 per minute the current traditional cost method allocates overhead based on direct manufacturing labor hours using a rate of $20 per labor hour. what are the indirect manufacturing costs per remote control assuming an method is used and a batch of 10 remote controls are produced? the batch requires 100 parts, 5 direct manufacturing labor hours, and 3 minutes of inspection time.

How do communism and socialism differ in terms of the role that government plays in the economy ?