FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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The following facts apply to the pension plan of Bramble Inc. for the year 2020.
Plan assets, January 1, 2020
Projected benefit obligation, January 1, 2020
Settlement rate
Service cost
Contributions (funding)
Actual and expected return on plan assets
Benefits paid to retirees
Items
Balance, January 1, 2020
Service cost
Interest cost
Using the preceding data, compute pension expense for the year 2020. As part of your solution, prepare a pension
worksheet that shows the journal entry for pension expense for 2020 and the year-end balances in the related pension
accounts. (Enter all amounts as positive.)
Actual return
Contributions
Benefits
$
$511,800
Journal entry, December 31 $
511,800
8 %
36,500
23,500
50,300
33,400
Annual Pension
Expense
36500
43864
(50300)
30064
Dr.
Dr.
Cr.
Dr.
$
General Journal Entries
Cash
(23500)
(23500)
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Transcribed Image Text:The following facts apply to the pension plan of Bramble Inc. for the year 2020. Plan assets, January 1, 2020 Projected benefit obligation, January 1, 2020 Settlement rate Service cost Contributions (funding) Actual and expected return on plan assets Benefits paid to retirees Items Balance, January 1, 2020 Service cost Interest cost Using the preceding data, compute pension expense for the year 2020. As part of your solution, prepare a pension worksheet that shows the journal entry for pension expense for 2020 and the year-end balances in the related pension accounts. (Enter all amounts as positive.) Actual return Contributions Benefits $ $511,800 Journal entry, December 31 $ 511,800 8 % 36,500 23,500 50,300 33,400 Annual Pension Expense 36500 43864 (50300) 30064 Dr. Dr. Cr. Dr. $ General Journal Entries Cash (23500) (23500)
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