A company that sponsors a defined benefit plan records an entry to debit OCI-Pension Gain/Loss for $5,000 and credit Plan Assets. The company uses the corridor approach to amortize Accumulated OCI-Pension Gain/Loss. This entry indicates that Select one: O a. The expected return on plan assets exceeded actual return on plan assets. O b. The actual return on plan assets exceeded the expected return on plan assets. O c. The beginning balance in Accumulated OCI-Pension Gain/Loss exceeded the corridor. O d. The beginning balance in Accumulated OCI-Pension Gain/Loss did not exceed the corridor. e. a and c O O f.b and d

A company that sponsors a defined benefit plan records an entry to debit OCI-Pension Gain/Loss for $5,000 and credit Plan Assets. The company uses the corridor approach to amortize Accumulated OCI-Pension Gain/Loss. This entry indicates that Select one: O a. The expected return on plan assets exceeded actual return on plan assets. O b. The actual return on plan assets exceeded the expected return on plan assets. O c. The beginning balance in Accumulated OCI-Pension Gain/Loss exceeded the corridor. O d. The beginning balance in Accumulated OCI-Pension Gain/Loss did not exceed the corridor. e. a and c O O f.b and d

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