FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Goldman Company has a defined benefit pension plan. The following pension-related data were available for the current calendar year:
PBO: | |||
Balance, Jan. 1 | $ | 230,000 | |
Service cost | 31,000 | ||
Interest cost (5% discount rate) | 11,500 | ||
Gain from changes in actuarial assumptions in 2021 | (4,000 | ) | |
Benefits paid to retirees | (10,000 | ) | |
Balance, Dec. 31 | $ | 258,500 | |
Plan assets: | |||
Balance, Jan.1 | $ | 240,000 | |
Actual return (expected return was $21,500) | 20,000 | ||
Contributions | 25,000 | ||
Benefits paid | (10,000 | ) | |
Balance, Dec. 31 | $ | 275,000 | |
ABO, Dec. 31 | $ | 234,000 | |
January 1, 2021, balances: | |||
Prior service cost–AOCI (amortization $5,400/yr.) | 5,400 | ||
Net gain–AOCI (amortization, if any, over 15 years) | 54,000 | ||
There were no other relevant data.
Required:
1. Calculate the 2021 pension expense.
2. Prepare the 2021
3. Prepare any journal entries to record any 2021 gains or losses.
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