In a Country with a Working-Age Population of 20 Million

question 118

Multiple Choice

In a country with a working-age population of 20 million, 13 million are employed, 1.5 million are unemployed, and 1 million of the employed are working part-time, half of whom wish to work full-time. The size of the labour force is

• A)20 million.
• B)15.5 million.
• C)14.5 million.
• D)13 million.
• E)11.5 million.

Understand the concept of prior service cost and how pension amendments affect pension plans.

Calculate pension expense using given data on service cost, interest cost, and returns on plan assets.

Record journal entries related to pension plan payments.

Conceptualize the role and calculation of interest cost in pension plans.

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