On January 1, 2020, Flounder Company has the following defined benefit pension plan balances. Projected benefit obligation   $4,492,000 Fair value of plan assets   4,270,000 The interest (settlement) rate applicable to the plan is 10%. On January 1, 2021, the company amends its pension agreement so that prior service costs of $491,000 are created. Other data related to the pension plan are as follows.     2020   2021 Service cost   $150,000     $177,000   Prior service cost amortization   0     90,000   Contributions (funding) to the plan   237,000     286,000   Benefits paid   196,000     284,000   Actual return on plan assets   256,200     262,000   Expected rate of return on assets   6 %   8 % (a) Prepare a pension worksheet for the pension plan for 2020 and 2021. (Enter all amounts as positive.)                                    General Journal entries                                                    Memo entries Items             Annual Pension Expense                 Cash       OCI-Prior Service Cost         OCI-Gain/Loss        Pension Asset/Liability             Projected Benefit Obligation                Plan Assets Balance 1/1/20 Service cost Interest cost Actual return Contributions Benefits Journal entry for 2020 Acc OCI 12/31/2019 Bal 12/31/20 Add’l PSC 1/1/21 Bal 1/1/21 Service cost Interest cost Actual return Unexpected loss Amortization of PSC Contributions Benefits Journal entry for 2021 Accumulated OCI12/31/20 Bal 12/31/21. For 2021, prepare the journal entry to record pension-related amounts. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

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On January 1, 2020, Flounder Company has the following defined benefit pension plan balances.

Projected benefit obligation

 

$4,492,000

Fair value of plan assets

 

4,270,000


The interest (settlement) rate applicable to the plan is 10%. On January 1, 2021, the company amends its pension agreement so that prior service costs of $491,000 are created. Other data related to the pension plan are as follows.

   

2020

 

2021

Service cost

 

$150,000

   

$177,000

 

Prior service cost amortization

 

0

   

90,000

 

Contributions (funding) to the plan

 

237,000

   

286,000

 

Benefits paid

 

196,000

   

284,000

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

256,200

   

262,000

 

Expected rate of return on assets

 

6

%

 

8

%

(a)

Prepare a pension worksheet for the pension plan for 2020 and 2021. (Enter all amounts as positive.)

                                   General Journal entries                                                    Memo entries

Items             Annual Pension Expense                 Cash       OCI-Prior Service Cost         OCI-Gain/Loss        Pension Asset/Liability             Projected Benefit Obligation                Plan Assets

Balance 1/1/20

Service cost

Interest cost

Actual return

Contributions

Benefits

Journal entry for 2020

Acc OCI 12/31/2019

Bal 12/31/20

Add’l PSC 1/1/21

Bal 1/1/21

Service cost

Interest cost

Actual return

Unexpected loss

Amortization of PSC

Contributions

Benefits

Journal entry for 2021

Accumulated OCI12/31/20

Bal 12/31/21.

For 2021, prepare the journal entry to record pension-related amounts. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

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