INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING W/CONNECT
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Chapter 17, Problem 17.8E
To determine
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 compute: Pension expense of S Properties for the year 2018
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NOTE 17: EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (in part)
($ in millions)
Changes in projected benefit obligation:
Obligation at beginning of period
Service cost
Interest cost
Pension Benefits
2020
2019
$ 648
1
$ 637
1
31
34
Actuarial (gain) loss
Benefits paid
Obligation at end of period
Change in plan assets:
54
37
(50)
(50)
$ 684
$ 659
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period
Actual return (loss) on plan assets*
$ 496
$ 431
70
52
Employer contribution
24
74
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(50)
(50)
Fair value of plan assets at end of period
540
507
Net liability recognized at end of period
$ (144)
$ (152)
*Expected return $30 and $29 in 2020 and 2019, respectively
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Question 9
Oriole Company provides the following information about its defined benefit pension plan for the year 2020.
Service cost
$91,700
Contribution to the plan
104,300
Prior service cost amortization
10,800
Actual and expected return on plan assets
65,300
Benefits paid
39,700
Plan assets at January 1, 2020
633,400
Projected benefit obligation at January 1, 2020
711,600
Accumulated OCI (PSC) at January 1, 2020
148,000
Interest/discount (settlement) rate
10
%
General Journal Entries
Memo Record
Items
AnnualPension Expense
Cash
OCIPrior Service Cost
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PlanAssets
(b)
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Question 9#
Oriole Company provides the following information about its defined benefit pension plan for the year 2020.
Service cost
$91,700
Contribution to the plan
104,300
Prior service cost amortization
10,800
Actual and expected return on plan assets
65,300
Benefits paid
39,700
Plan assets at January 1, 2020
633,400
Projected benefit obligation at January 1, 2020
711,600
Accumulated OCI (PSC) at January 1, 2020
148,000
Interest/discount (settlement) rate
10
%
(b)
Prepare the journal entry recording pension expense. (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.)
Account Titles and Explanation
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Credit
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Chapter 17 Solutions
INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING W/CONNECT
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Ch. 17 - The return on plan assets is the increase in plan...Ch. 17 - Define prior service cost. How is it reported in...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.13QCh. 17 - Is a companys PBO reported in the balance sheet?...Ch. 17 - What two components of pension expense may be...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.16QCh. 17 - Evaluate this statement: The excess of the actual...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.18QCh. 17 - TFC Inc. revises its estimate of future salary...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.20QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.21QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.22QCh. 17 - The components of postretirement benefit expense...Ch. 17 - The EPBO for Branch Industries at the end of 2018...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.25QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.26QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.1BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.2BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.3BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.4BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.5BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.6BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.7BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.8BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.9BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.10BECh. 17 - Net gain LO176 The projected benefit obligation...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.12BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.13BECh. 17 - Postretirement benefits; determine the APBO and...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.15BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.1ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.2ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.3ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.4ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.5ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.6ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.7ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.8ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.9ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.10ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.11ECh. 17 - PBO calculations; ABO calculations; present value...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.13ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.14ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.15ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.16ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.17ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.18ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.19ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.20ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.21ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.22ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.23ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.24ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.25ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.26ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.27ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.28ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.29ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.30ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.31ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.32ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.33ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.1PCh. 17 - PBO calculations; present value concepts LO173...Ch. 17 - Service cost, interest, and PBO calculations;...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.4PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.5PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.6PCh. 17 - Determining the amortization of net gain LO176...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.8PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.9PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.10PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.11PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.12PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.13PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.14PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.15PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.16PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.17PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.18PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.19PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.20PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.21PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.1BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.2BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.3BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.5BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.6BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.7BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.8BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.9BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.11BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 1CCTCCh. 17 - Prob. 1CCIFRS
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