NOTE 17: EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (in part) ($ in millions) Changes in projected benefit obligation: Obligation at beginning of period Service cost Interest cost Actuarial (gain) loss Benefits paid Obligation at end of period Change in plan assets: Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period Actual return (loss) on plan assets* Employer contribution Benefits paid Fair value of plan assets at end of period Net liability recognized at end of period Expected return $20 and $19 in 2020 and 2019, respectively Pension Benefits 2020 $ 608 1 21 44 (40) $ 634 $ 486 50 14 (40) 510 $ (124) 2019 $ 597 1 24 27 (40) $609 $ 421 42 64 (40) 487 $ (122) Required: 1. What amount did Maur report in its balance sheet related to the pension plan at June 30, 2020? 2. When calculating pension expense at June 30, Maur included $10 million in its income statement as the amortization of unrecognized net actuarial loss (net loss-AOCI). This AOCI account had a balance of $250 million at the beginning of the year and was the only AOCI account related to pensions. What was the average remaining service life of employees as of 2020? 3. What was the pension expense? 4. What were the appropriate journal entries to record Maur's pension expense and to record gains and/or losses related to the pension plan?

On January 1, 2021, Pharoah Co. has the following balances: Projected benefit obligation Fair value of plan assets Service cost The settlement rate is 11%. Other data related to the pension plan for 2021 are: $3700000 Benefits paid Actual return on plan assets Amortization of net gain 3200000 Amortization of prior service costs due to increase in benefits Contributions O $3644000. O $3890000. O $4115000. O $3700000. The fair value of plan assets at December 31, 2021 is $320000 108000 520000 245000 415000 34000

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Determining Pension Expense The following information pertains to Qdobe Corporation’s defined benefit pension plan for 2020.    Service cost $512,000 Actual and expected gain on plan assets 112,000 Actuarial loss on PBO incurred during 2020 128,000 Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost 16,000 Annual interest on pension obligation 160,000 What amount should Qdobe report as pension expense in its 2020 income statement? Assume no beginning balance in Accumulated OCI—Pension Gain/Loss. Pension expense, 2020

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The following information relates to the defined benefit pension plan of Nelson, Inc. Projected benefit obligation Fair value of plan assets Accumulated OCI-net actuarial gain Settlement rate (for year) Expected rate of return (for year) The interest cost for 2020 is $158,640 $211,520 12/31/19 2,644,000 3,118,000 432,000 O $240,120 O $280,140 O None of the above 6% 8% 12/31/20 4,002,000 3,328,000 480,000 For 2020, Nelson estimates that the average remaining service life of its current employees is 8 years. Nelson's contribution to the plan was $364,000 in 2020 and benefits paid to retirees were $276,000, 6% 7%

Pension data for Sterling Properties include the following: Service cost, 2024 Projected benefit obligation, January 1, 2024 Plan assets (fair value), January 1, 2024 Prior service cost-AOCI (2024 amortization, $8) Net loss-AOCI (2024 amortization, $2) Interest rate, 5% Expected return on plan assets, 9% Actual return on plan assets, 10% Required: ($ in thousands) $ 125 660 700 90 111 Assume Sterling Properties prepares its financial statements according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The interest rate on high-grade corporate bonds is 5%. Determine the net pension cost. Note: Enter your answer in thousands (i.e., 10,000 should be entered as 10). Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Net pension cost $ 105 thousand Assessment Tool iFrame

The following information relates to the pension plan for the employees of Blossom Company: Accum. benefit obligation Projected benefit obligation Fair value of plan assets AOCI - net (gain) or loss Settlement rate (for year) Expected rate of return (for year) 1/1/25 $7940000 8465000 7625000 O $26250. O $17456. O $20238. O $14188. 0 12/31/25 $8360000 9158000 9620000 (1382000) 11% 8% 12/31/26 $11300000 12707000 10754000 (1550000) 11% 7% Blossom estimates that the average remaining service life is 16 years. Blossom's contribution was $1323000 in 2026 and benefits paid were $987000. The amount of AOCI (net gain) amortized in 2026 is

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