INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING
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Chapter 17, Problem 17.14E
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Pension expense: Pension expense is an expense to the employer paid as compensation after the completion of services performed by the employees.
Pension expense includes the following components:
- Service cost
- Interest cost
- Expected return on plan assets
- Amortization of prior service cost
- Amortization of net loss or net gain
To explain: The effect of components of pension expense on the balance sheet of W Boards
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Exercise 17-5 (Algo) Determine pension plan assets [LO17-4]
The following data relate to Ramesh Company's defined benefit pension plan:
($ in millions)
$790
79
Plan assets at fair value, January 1
Expected return on plan assets
Actual return on plan assets
Contributions to the pension fund (end of year)
Amortization of net loss
Pension benefits paid (end of year)
Pension expense
63
138
16
24
110
Required:
Determine the amount of pension plan assets at fair value on December 31. (Enter your answers in millions. Amounts to be c
should be indicated with a minus sign.)
Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Pension Plan Assets
790
Beginning of the year
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Exercise 17-5 (Algo) Determine pension plan assets [LO17-4]
The following data relate to Ramesh Company's defined benefit pension plan:
($ in millions)
$790
Plan assets at fair value, January 1
Expected return on plan assets
Actual return on plan assets
79
63
Contributions to the pension fund (end of year)
138
Amortization of net loss
16
Pension benefits paid (end of year)
Pension expense
24
110
Required:
Determine the amount of pension plan assets at fair value on December 31. (Enter your answers in millions. Amounts to be dec
should be indicated with a minus sign.)
Problem 17-9 (Static) Determine pension expense; PBO; plan assets; net pension asset or liability;
journal entries [LO17-3, 17-4, 17-5, 17-6 ,17-7 ,17-8]
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U.S. Metallurgical Inc. reported the following balances in its financial statements and disclosure notes at December 31, 2020.
Plan assets
$400,000
320,000
Projected benefit obligation
U.S.M's actuary determined that 2021 service cost is $60,000. Both the expected and actual rate of return on plan assets are 9%. The
interest (discount) rate is 5%. U.S.M. contributed $120,000 to the pension fund at the end of 2021, and retirees were paid $44,000 from
plan assets. (Enter your answers in thousands (L.e., 10,000 should be entered as 10).)
Required:
1. What is the pension expense at the end of 2021?
2. What is the projected benefit obligation at the end of 2021?
3. What is the plan assets balance at the end of 2021?
4. What is the net pension asset or net pension liability at the end of 2021?
5. Prepare journal entries to…
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INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING
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