"presented below is pension information related to carla vista, inc. for the year 2018:
service cost $48 interest on projected benefit obligation 305000
interest on vested benefits 127000
amortization of prior service cost due to increase in benefits 67000
expected return on plan assets 97000"
the amount of pension expense to be reported for 2018 is
a. $979000.
b. $688000.
c. $882000.
d. $755000.

When peter metcalf describes black diamond’s manufacturing facility in china as a “greenfield project,” he means that partnered with a chinese company to buy the plant . of all market entry strategies, this one carries the lowest risk. because black diamond manufactures its outdoor sports products outside the united states, what risks must its managers be aware of?

Adrawback of short-term contracting as an alternative to making a component in-house is thata. it is the most-integrated alternative to performing an activity so the principal company has no control over the agent. b. the supplying firm has no incentive to make any transaction-specific investments to increase performance or quality. c. it fails to allow a long planning period that individual market transactions provide. d. the buying firm cannot demand lower prices due to the lack of a competitive bidding process.

The purpose of the transportation approach for location analysis is to minimize which of the following? a. total costsb. total fixed costsc. the number of shipmentsd. total shipping costse. total variable costs