From a Pension Perspective, Which of the Following Is a Key

question 30

Multiple Choice

From a pension perspective, which of the following is a key issue concerning the aging of baby boomers in Canada?

• A) There are more demands for dental benefits.
• B) Baby boomers are leaving management, thus there is a loss to the HR managers who oversee this benefit.
• C) There are fewer contributions to the pension fund by younger generations and more withdrawals for funding pensions for baby boomers, thus putting the fund at risk of depletion.
• D) Younger generations are demanding reduced pensions for those leaving the workforce.

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Definitions:

Parenchyma

The functional tissues in an organ or plant, made up of cells that perform the specific function of that organ or structure.

Sieve-Tube Member

A type of elongated cell in the phloem of flowering plants, responsible for the transport of nutrients, particularly sucrose, throughout the plant.

Cuticle

In plants, a waxy layer covering the epidermis of plants, that protects the plant against water loss and disease-causing organisms. In animals, an outer covering that protects and supports the organism.

Phloem

The vascular tissue in plants that transports sugars and other metabolic products from leaves to other parts of the plant.