Sandra Company provided the followinginformation for the current year:Current service cost 500,000Interest expense on PBO 600,000Interest income on plan assets 350,000Loss on plan settlement before normalretirement date 250,000Present value of benefit obligation settled inadvance 950,000Past service cost during the year 300,000Actual return on plan assets 850,000Actuarial loss on PBO during the year200,000Contribution to the plan 1,500,000Benefits paid to retirees 1,000,000Discount rate 10%. What amount should be reported as accruedbenefit cost at year-end?а. 2,000,000b. 1,500,000с. 1,750,000d. 500,000

Accrued benefits refers to those benefits on which employee has earned based on their service or…

Answered: Sandra Company provided the following…

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At the beginning of Year 1, Cactus Company has three employees: A, B, and C. Employee A has 3 expected years of future service. Employee B has 4 expected years of future service, and Employee C has 5 expected years of future service. Using the year-of-future-service method, compute the amortization fraction for Years 1 through 5 that Cactus would use to amortize its prior service cost.
William and Raj Company provided the following information for the year:Projected benefit obligation - January 1 P 700,000Fair value of plan assets - January 1 560,000Pension benefits paid during the year 50,000Current service cost for the year 350,000Past service cost for the year (vesting period 5 years) 85,000Actual return on plan assets 36,000Contributions to the plan 300,000Actuarial loss due to change in assumptions on projected benefit obligation 40,000Discount or settlement rate 10%Expected return on plan assets 12%1. What is the employee benefit expense for the current year?2. How much is the actuarial gain/loss on return on plan assets?3. What is the prepaid/accrued balance of the pension at yearend?4. How much is the defined benefit cost?5. If the pension benefits paid during the year is worth P50,000 but the company was able to pay only P45,000, what would be the employee benefitexpense for the current year assuming the above given is the same?
SJ Company provided the following information for the current year. •Current service cost - 500,000 •Interest expense on PBO - 600,000 •Interest income on plan assets - 350,000 •Loss on plan settlement before normal retirement date - 250,000 •Present value of benefit obligation settled in advance - 950,000 •Past service cost during the year - 300,000 •Actual return on plan assets - 850,000 •Actuarial loss on PBO during the year - 200,000 •Contribution to the plan - 1,500,000 •Benefits paid to retirees - 1,000,000 •Discount or settlement rate - 10% What is the net remeasurement for the current year? a. 500,000 gain b.200,000 loss c.300,000 gain d.300,000 loss
A Company provided the following information for the current year: Current service cost 500,000 Interest on PBO 600,000 Interest income on plan asset 350,000 Loss on settlement 250,000 Past service cost during the year 300,000 Actual return on plan asset 850,000 Actuarial loss during the year 200,000 Contribution to the plan 1,500,000 What is the total defined benefit cost?
Sandra Company provided the following information for the current year: Current service cost 500,000 Interest expense on PBO 600,000 Interest income on plan assets 350,000 Loss on plan settlement before normal retirement date 250,000 Present value of benefit obligation settled in advance 950,000 Past service cost during the year 300,000 Actual return on plan assets 850,000 Actuarial loss on PBO during the year 200,000 Contribution to the plan 1,500,000 Benefits paid to retirees 1,000,000 Discount rate 10% . What is the fair value of plan assets at year-end? a. 3,650,000 b. 4,650,000 c. 4,900,000 d. 5,850,000
Sandra Company provided the following information for the current year: Current service cost 500,000 Interest Expense on PBO 600,000 Interest income on plan assets 350,000 Loss on plan settlement before normal retirement date 250,000 Present value of benefit obligation settled in advance 950,000 Past service cost during the year 300,000 Actual return on plan assets 850,000 Actuarial loss on PBO during the year 200,000 Contribution to the plan 1,500,000 Benefits paid to retirees…
Sandra Company provided the following information for the current year: Current service cost 500,000 Interest expense on PBO 600,000 Interest income on plan assets 350,000 Loss on plan settlement before normal retirement date 250,000 Present value of benefit obligation settled in advance 950,000 Past service cost during the year 300,000 Actual return on plan assets 850,000 Actuarial loss on PBO during the year 200,000 Contribution to the plan 1,500,000 Benefits paid to retirees 1,000,000 Discount rate 10% . What is the net remeasurement for the currenr year? 500,000 gain 200,000 loss 300,000 gain 300,000 loss
Sandra Company provided the following information for the current year: Current service cost 500,000 Interest Expense on PBO 600,000 Interest income on plan assets 350,000 Loss on plan settlement before normal retirement date 250,000 Present value of benefit obligation settled in advance 950,000 Past service cost during the year 300,000 Actual return on plan assets 850,000 Actuarial loss on PBO during the year 200,000 Contribution to the plan 1,500,000 Benefits paid to retirees…
Sandra Company provided the following information for the current year: Current service cost 500,000 Interest Expense on PBO 600,000 Interest income on plan assets 350,000 Loss on plan settlement before normal retirement date 250,000 Present value of benefit obligation settled in advance 950,000 Past service cost during the year 300,000 Actual return on plan assets 850,000 Actuarial loss on PBO during the year 200,000 Contribution to the plan 1,500,000 Benefits paid to retirees…
At the beginning of the current year, the memorandum records of Fischl Company’s defined benefitplan showed the following:Fair value of plan assets P7,500,000Defined benefit obligation (11,000,000)Prepaid (accrued) benefit expense (P3,500,000)Fischl determined that its current service cost was P1,000,000 and the interest cost is 10%. Theexpected return on plan asset was 12% but the actual return during the year was 8%. Other relatedinformation at the end of the year:Contribution to the plan P1,200,000Benefits paid to retirees 1,500,000Decrease in defined benefit obligation due to changes inactuarial assumptions200,000REQUIREMENTS:1. What will be presented in the income statement in relation to the defined benefit plan?2. What will be presented in the statement of financial position in relation to the defined benefitplan?
A Company provided the following information for the current year: Current service cost 500,000 Interest on PBO 600,000 Interest income on plan asset 350,000 Loss on settlement 250,000 Past service cost during the year 300,000 Actual return on plan asset 850,000 Actuarial loss during the year 200,000 Contribution to the plan 1,500,000 What is the employee benefit expense for the current year?

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