The direct energy source that drives ATP synthesis during respiratory oxidative phosphorylation in eukaryotic cells is. A) oxidation of glucose to COâ and water. B) the thermodynamically favorable flow of electrons from NADH to the mitochondrial electron transport carriers.
The median amount in retirement accounts for Americans within 10 years of retirement is less than $120,000, according to Webb, an amount that would provide a monthly income of only $400 a month. The average Social Security retirement benefit at the start of 2014 was only $1,249 a month, or less than $15,000 a year.
Social Security recipients will get a 1.7% cost-of-living raise starting in January, the Social Security Administration announced Wednesday. For the average retired person receiving Social Security, monthly payments would rise $22 to $1,328 from $1,306. The average couple's benefits would rise to $2,176 from $2,140. Average annual payout: $15,936. The maximum monthly Social Security benefit for a single worker at full retirement age will rise to $2,663 in 2015 from $2,642.