Intermediate Accounting: Reporting and Analysis (Looseleaf)
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Author: WAHLEN
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Chapter 19, Problem 16E
1.
To determine
Calculate the OPRB expense of Company F for the year 2016; assume that the company uses the average remaining service life to amortize the prior service cost.
2.
To determine
Prepare necessary journal entries of Company F for 2016.
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(Postretirement Benefit Worksheet) Hollenbeck Foods Inc. sponsors a postretirement medical and dental benefit plan for its employees. The following balances relate to this plan on January 1, 2017.
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Instructions(a) Using the preceding data, compute the net periodic postretirement benefit cost for 2017 by preparing a worksheet that shows the journal entry for postretirement expense and the year-end balances in the related postretirement benefit memo accounts. (Assume that contributions and benefits are paid at the end of the year.)(b) Prepare any journal entries related to the postretirement plan for 2017 and indicate the postretirement amounts reported in the financial statements for 2017.
On January 1, 2019, Fun Company adopted a healthcare plan for its retired employees. To determine eligibility for benefits, the company retroactively gives credit to the date of hire for each employee. The following information is available about the plan:
Service cost
$31,550
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (1/1/19)
114,000
Expected return on plan assets
0
Amortization of Prior service cost
11,400
Payments to retired employees during 2019
5,530
Interest rate
10%
Average remaining service period of active plan participants (1/1/19)
10 years
Required:
1.
Compute the OPRB expense for 2019 if the company uses the average remaining service life to amortize the prior service cost.
2.
Prepare all the required journal entries for 2019 if the plan is not funded.
Hollenbeck Foods Inc. sponsors a postretirement medical and dental benefit plan for its employees. The following balances relate to this plan on January 1, 2020.
Plan assets
$200,000
Expected postretirement benefit obligation
820,000
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation
200,000
No prior service costs or OCI balances exist.
As a result of the plan's operation during 2020, the following additional data are provided by the actuary.
Service cost is $70,000
Discount rate is 10%
Contributions to plan are $65,000
Expected return on plan assets is $10,000
Actual return on plan assets is $15,000
Benefits paid to employees are $44,000
Average remaining service to full eligibility: 20 years
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Using the preceding data, compute the net periodic postretirement benefit cost for 2020 by preparing a worksheet that shows the journal entry for postretirement expense and the year-end balances in the related postretirement benefit memo accounts.…
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