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Chapter 19, Problem 9C
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Discuss the issues that are raised by the given situation, from the perspective of financial and ethical reporting.
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Kryptonite is a telecommunications provider located in Iowa with hundreds of thousands of employees. Their CEO, Clark Klein, is considering the replacement of their expensive Defined Benefit (DB) Pension Plan which requires large contributions every year with a 401(K) where the employees will bear the investment risk. The majority of the workforce is young, and the top executives are all in their 50s and 60s.
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