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

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

Projected benefit obligation $4,420,000
Fair value of plan assets 4,260,000


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 $506,000 are created. Other data related to the pension plan are as follows.

2020

2021

Service cost

$151,000 $176,000

Prior service cost amortization

0 92,000

Contributions (funding) to the plan

238,000 288,000

Benefits paid

198,000 278,000

Actual return on plan assets

255,600 259,000

Expected rate of return on assets

6 % 8 %

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

2. For 2021, prepare the journal entry to record pension-related amounts

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1. Ivanhoe Company    Pension Worksheet - 2020 and 2021

General Journal Entries Memo Records
items Annual Pension Expense Cash OCI-Prior Service Cost OCI Gain/ Loss Pension Assets/Liabilities Projected Benefit Obligation Plan Assets
Balance Jan.01.2020 $160,000 $4,420,000 $4,260,000
(a)Service Cost $151,000 $151,000
(b)Interest Cost(10%) $442,000 $442,000
(c)Actual Return $255,600 $255,600
(d)Contributions $238,000 $238,000
(e)Benefits $198,000 $198,000
Journal Entry 12/31/2020 $337,400 $238,000 $99,400 $4,815,000 $4,555,600
Accum.OCI 12/31/2019
Bal.Dec.31.2020 $259,400 $4,815,000 $4,555,600
(f)Additional PSC $506,000 $506,000
Jan 1.2021 $5,321,000
(g) Service Cost $176,000 $176,000
(i)Interest Cost(10%) $532,100 $532,100
(i)Actual Return $259,000 $259,000
(j) Unexpected Loss $105,448 $105,448
(k)Amortization of PSC $92,000 $92,000
(l)Contributions $288,000 $288,000
(m)Benefits $278,000 $278,000
Journal Entry 12/31/2021 $435,652 $288,000 $414,000 $105,448 $667,100
Acc.OCI 12/31/2020
Balance Dec.31.2020 $414,000 $105,448 $926,500 $5,751,100 $4,824,600

b). Journal Entry

No Account Title and Explanation Debit Credit
1 Pension Expense $435,652
OCI - PSC $414,000
Unexpected Loss/ Gain $105,448
Cash $288,000
Pension Assets /Liability $667,100

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