any corporate defined _________________ pension plans are _________________________, placing risk on the _____________________ should the corporations behind the plans fail.
a. |
contribution, fully funded, FDIC |
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b. |
contribution, underfunded, PBGC |
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c. |
benefit, fully funded, FDIC |
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d. |
benefit, underfunded, PBGC |
Option (d) : benefit, underfunded, PBGC
Explanation:
~ the defined benefits pension plans are those plans where the employers have to pay for the retirement pensions of the employees. A pension plan is said to be underfunded when the money available with a company is not sufficient enough to pay its pension obligations.
~ Now, in case a company's defined benefits pension plans are underfunded, the the risk of entire pension obligations will shift to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) who acts as a supervisor and controller of the defined benefits pension plans schemes and making sure that there is no default in the obligations by the employers.
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