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 Earnings. Social Security provides 36.7 percent of income for Americans age 65 and over, according to Forbes. ABC News reports that the average retired worker in 2014 received $1,294 per month in Social Security earnings, while the average couple received $2,111.