Which of the Following Statements Concerning Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning nonqualified deferred compensation plans is true?

• A)If an employer doesn't have the funds to pay the employee,the employee becomes an unsecured creditor of the employer.
• B)These plans can be an important tax planning tool for employers if they expect their marginal tax rate to decrease over time.
• C)These plans can be an important tax planning tool for employees who expect their marginal tax rate to increase over time.
• D)Distributions are taxed at the same tax rate as long-term capital gains.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor-hours

Represents the total hours of labor directly involved in manufacturing a product or delivering a service.

Variable Overhead Rate

The rate at which variable overhead costs are allocated to each unit of production, typically based on hours of labor or machine hours.

Quantity Standard

A predetermined measure of the amount of input that should be used in the production of a single unit of product or service.

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead incurred and the expected (or standard) amount based on efficient operations.