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.
And nearly a quarter of married couples and almost half of unmarried retirees rely on Social Security payments for at least 90% of income. With an average monthly Social Security check of around $1,230 per month, seniors are receiving average annual payments that total just $14,760 a year.