Zenith Company, a Calendar-Year Entity, Amends Its Defined Benefit Pension

question 21

Multiple Choice

Zenith Company, a calendar-year entity, amends its defined benefit pension plan on January 1, 2013 and must recognize the increase in past service costs of its vested and non-vested employees as of that date in the calculation of its net 2013 pension expense (or revenue) . The pertinent facts as of January 1, 2013 are: $\begin{array}{llcc} \text { Increase in PSC-vested employees: } & \$5,000 \\ \text {Increase in PSC-non-vested employees: } &\$2,000\\ \text {Remaining vesting period-non-vested employees: } & \text {5 years}\\ \text {Remaining working life-vested employees: } &\text {10 years}\\ \text {Remaining working life-non-vested employees: } &\text {20 years}\\\end{array}$

-Calculate the past service costs included in 2013 net pension expense (or revenue) under U.S GAAP.

• A)$5,100
• B)$5,400
• C)$600
• D)$7,000

Comprehend the biochemical processes of ATP production in muscles, including anaerobic and aerobic respiration.

Recognize the role and function of myoglobin in muscle tissues.

Describe the physiological phenomena related to oxygen consumption during and after exercise.

Differentiate between the characteristics and functions of various skeletal muscle fiber types.

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