Intermediate Accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780136912644
Author: Elizabeth A. Gordon; Jana S. Raedy; Alexander J. Sannella
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
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Chapter 19, Problem 19.13E
a.
To determine
The value of total pension cost for the year.
b.
To determine
The value of closing balance of plan assets and PBO and indicate the funded status of the plan.
c.
To determine
The reconciliation of the closing balance in accumulated other comprehensive income of current year.
d.
To determine
To prepare: The
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Pension data for Barry Financial Services Incorporated include the following:
Discount rate, 7%
Expected return on plan assets, 12%
Actual return on plan assets, 11%
Service cost, 2024
January 1, 2024:
Projected benefit obligation
Accumulated benefit obligation
Plan assets (fair value)
Prior service cost- AOCI (2024 amortization, $50)
Net gain- AOCI (2024 amortization, $12)
There were no changes in actuarial assumptions.
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December 31, 2024:
Cash contributions to pension fund, December 31, 2024
Benefit payments to retirees, December 31, 2024
Required:
1. Determine pension expense for 2024.
2. Prepare the journal entries to record (a) pension expense, (b) gains and losses (if any), (c) funding, and (d) retiree benefits for 2024.
Pension expense
($ in thousands)
$
$ 480
0.0
3,150
2,850
3,250
410
500
Determine pension expense for 2024.
Note: Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.…
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, $1)
Interest rate, 5%
Expected return on plan assets, 9%
Actual return on plan assets, 10%
($ in thousands)
$ 127
560
600
92
113
Required:
Determine pension expense for 2024.
Note: Enter your answers in thousands (i.e., 10,000 should be entered as 10). Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a
minus sign.
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%
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