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The projected benefit obligation is the measure of pension obligation that

a. is not sanctioned under generally accepted accounting principles for reporting the service cost component of penion expense.

b. requires the longest possible period for funding to maximize the tax deduction.

c. is required to be used for reporting the service cost component of pension expense.

d. requires pension expense to be determined solely on the basis of the plan formula applied to years of service to date and based on existing salary levels.

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The correct answer is c: is required to be used for reporting the service component of pension expense.

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