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AccountingIntermediate Accounting: Reporting And AnalysisOn January 1, 2019, Soloman Company changes the factor in the benefit formula from 0.02 to 0.022, retroactive to the adoption of the plan. The amendment will result in a(n): a. decrease in projected benefit obligation b. increase in service cost c. decrease in pension expense d. increase in plan assets
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On January 1, 2019, Soloman Company changes the factor in the benefit formula from 0.02 to 0.022, retroactive to the adoption of the plan. The amendment will result in a(n): a. decrease in projected benefit obligation b. increase in service cost c. decrease in pension expense d. increase in plan assets

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On January 1, 2019, Soloman Company changes the factor in the benefit formula from 0.02 to 0.022, retroactive to the adoption of the plan. The amendment will result in a(n):

  1. a. decrease in projected benefit obligation
  2. b. increase in service cost
  3. c. decrease in pension expense
  4. d. increase in plan assets

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