An Analyst Is Reviewing the Financial Statements of a Company

question 56

Multiple Choice

An analyst is reviewing the financial statements of a company and notices that the company reports a pension liability on its balance sheet.What does the pension liability represent?

• A)The present value of all future pension obligations.
• B)The amount of this year's pension expense that has not been paid yet.
• C)The increase in the pension obligation that was earned this year.
• D)The difference between the pension plan obligations and the pension plan assets.

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