Joe, 46, has owned his company for 18 years and wishes to retire at age 70. All of Joe's employees are older than he is and have an average length of service with the company of eight years. Joe would like to adopt a qualified retirement plan that would favor him and reward employees who have rendered long service. Joe has selected a traditional defined benefit pension plan with a unit benefit formula.
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What is true regarding Joe's traditional defined benefit pension plan?
