Answer and Explanation:
a. The pension worksheet for the pension plan for the year 2014 and 2015 is presented on the excel spreadsheet
b. According to the scenario, The journal entry is
Journal Entry:-
Pension expenses A/c Dr. $450,640
Other comprehensive income (gain/loss) A/c Dr. $99,360
Other comprehensive income (prior service cost) A/c Dr. $410,000
To pension assets & liabilities A/c $675,000
To Cash A/c $285,000
(Being the pension expense is recorded)
For recording this we debited the pension expense, other income, gain or loss as it increased the expenses reduced the income and credited the cash and assets and liabilities because it reduced the cash and recognize the pension assets and liabilities
Answer: Decrease your take-home pay and decrease your federal income taxes in the current year. A 401k allows you to deduct earnings from your current income, and put that money in an account that cannot be opened until around retirement. The money put into a 401k, and the returns earned on that money through interest or investments, is not taxed as income until you take it out after retirement. This means that, when you put some of your earnings in a 401k, your take-home pay is lower for that year (you can't spend that money) and your income tax is reduced.
Answer:
Bench-marking
Explanation:
Benchmarking is the process that works for comparing the products, services, etc by the other companies who are dealing with the same type of business that refers to the best in the industry or performing superior performance.
It could be done either by the cost, quality, time, quantity, etc
The aim of doing this process is to gain the competitive advantage so that they get to know their strength, weakness, opportunities, and threats
Answer:
$652,858
Explanation:
Predetermined overhead rate = Budgeted Overheads ÷ Budgeted Activity
= $717,474 ÷ 364,200
= $1.97 per direct labor hour
Allocated overheads = Predetermined overhead rate x Actual Activity
= $1.97 x 331,400 direct labor hours
= $652,858
therefore,
The overhead allocated for May is $652,858.
<u>Answer:</u>
bulk
<u>Explanation:</u>
The Tomatoes are produced in a bulk and the canned products are sent out in batches but the process of moving tomatoes from receiving through packaging and processing is done on a conveyor belt which is a continuous process.
Therefore, the production of tomatoes in a bulk is a continuous process which goes on around the clock on a conveyor belt and the final products are sent out in batches which have their own unique identity number.