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A corporation's defined benefit pension plan has a Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO) of 500 million and Plan Assets of 450 million.

If the discount rate used to calculate the PBO increases, what is the most likely immediate impact on the firm's financial statements?

  1. PBO decreases and funded status improves
  2. Plan Assets increase
  3. PBO increases and funded status worsens
  4. No impact on the Balance Sheet

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