Plan assets, January 1, 2017 Projected benefit obligation, January 1, 2017 Settlement rate $490,000 490,000 8% Service cost Contributions (funding) Actual and expected return on plan assets Benefits paid to retirees 40,000 25,000 49,700 33,400

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(Basic Pension Worksheet) The following facts apply to the pension plan of Boudreau Inc. for the year 2017.

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Using the preceding data, compute pension expense for the year 2017. As part of your solution, prepare a pension worksheet that shows the journal entry for pension expense for 2017 and the year-end balances in the related pension accounts.

Plan assets, January 1, 2017
Projected benefit obligation, January 1, 2017
Settlement rate
$490,000
490,000
8%
Service cost
Contributions (funding)
Actual and expected return on plan assets
Benefits paid to retirees
40,000
25,000
49,700
33,400
Transcribed Image Text:Plan assets, January 1, 2017 Projected benefit obligation, January 1, 2017 Settlement rate $490,000 490,000 8% Service cost Contributions (funding) Actual and expected return on plan assets Benefits paid to retirees 40,000 25,000 49,700 33,400
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