At the beginning of the current year, the memorandum records of OPPA Co's defined benefit plan showed the following: Fair value plan assets 7,500,000 Defined benefit obligation (11,000,000) Prepaid (accrued) pension expense (3,500,000) The entity determined that its current service cost was P1,000,000 and the interest cost is 10%. The expected return on plan assets was 12% but the actual return during the year was 8%. Other related information at the end of the year: Contribution to the plan P 1,200,000 Benefits paid to retires 1,500,000 Decrease in defined benefit obligation due to changes in actuarial assumptions 200,000 4. Compute for the fair value of plan assets at the end of the current year.  5. Compute for the defined benefit obligation at the end of the current year.

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
3rd Edition
ISBN:9781337788281
Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Chapter19: Accounting For Post Retirement Benefits
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 6RE
icon
Related questions
Question

At the beginning of the current year, the memorandum records of OPPA Co's defined benefit plan showed the following:
Fair value plan assets 7,500,000
Defined benefit obligation (11,000,000)
Prepaid (accrued) pension expense (3,500,000)

The entity determined that its current service cost was P1,000,000 and the interest cost is 10%. The expected return on plan assets was 12% but the actual return during the year was 8%. Other related information at the end of the year:

Contribution to the plan P 1,200,000
Benefits paid to retires 1,500,000
Decrease in defined benefit obligation due to changes in actuarial assumptions 200,000

4. Compute for the fair value of plan assets at the end of the current year. 
5. Compute for the defined benefit obligation at the end of the current year.

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Accounting for Employee Compensations and Benefits
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337788281
Author:
James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher:
Cengage Learning