Joan Recently Started Her Career with PDEK Accounting, LLP Which

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Essay

Joan recently started her career with PDEK Accounting, LLP which provides a defined benefit plan for all employees. Employees receive 1.5 percent of the average of their three highest annual salaries for each full year of service. Plan benefits vest under a 5-year cliff schedule. Joan worked 4½ years at PDEK before leaving for another opportunity. She received an annual salary of $49,000, $52,000, $58,000 and $65,000 for years one through four, respectively. Joan earned $35,000 of her $70,000 annual salary in year five. What is the vested benefit Joan is entitled to receive from PDEK for her retirement?

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