Chapter 4, Problem 4.11E

4.3,./mm4,m mkcvcvm,cxmkmgl;flf,mgb.m,vbl,mlbgmgrlbnmk)

The Aakash Company forecasts that total overhead for the current year will be $17,000,000 and total machine hours will be 250,000 hours. However, the actual overhead is $8,100,000 and the actual machine hours are 150,000 hours. If the company uses a predetermined overhead rate based on machine hours for applying overhead, what is predetermined overhead rate? Right Answer

Thorn Enterprises, a large manufacturing company, reported the following items in the 2023 pension footnote (in millions): service cost of $1,050 million, benefits paid to retirees of $200 million, interest cost of $900 million, actuarial loss of $50 million, actual returns on invested assets of $1,100 million, expected returns on invested assets of $1,150 million, and company contributions of $1,100 million. What is the increase in the company's projected benefit obligation during the year?