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BEST CO sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. On January 1, 2010, the...

BEST CO sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. On January 1, 2010, the following balances relate to this plan. GHS Plan assets 480,000 Defined benefit obligation 625,000 Pension asset/liability 45,000 Unrecognized past service cost 100,000 As a result of the operation of the plan during 2010, the following additional data are provided by the actuary. Service cost for 2010 90,000 Discount rate, 9% Actual return on plan assets in 2010 57,000 Amortization of past service cost 19,000 Expected return on plan assets 52,000 Unexpected loss from change in defined benefit obligation, due to change in actuarial predictions 76,000 Contributions in 2010 99,000 Benefits paid retirees in 2010 85,000 Instructions (a) Using the data above, compute pension expense for BEST Co. for the year 2010 by preparing a pension worksheet that shows the journal entry for pension expense and the year-end balances in the related pension accounts.

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Worksheet:

Items Annual pension expense Cash AOCI-PSC OCI Gain Pension asset/liability Projected benefit obligation Plan assets
Amount Dr/cr Amount Dr/cr Amount Dr/cr Amount Dr/cr Amount Dr/cr Amount Dr/cr Amount Dr/cr
Balance Jan 1, 2010         100,000 Dr Cr        145,000 Cr               625,000 Cr         480,000 Dr
Service cost           90,000 Dr           90,000 Cr                 90,000 Cr
Interest cost           56,250 Dr           56,250 Cr                 56,250 Cr
PSC amortisation           19,000 Dr            19,000 Cr
Return on plan assets           52,000 Cr                5,000 Cr           57,000 Dr            57,000 Dr
OCI Gain amortisation                    -   Cr                      -   Dr
New prior service cost                    -   Dr                   -   Dr Cr
Loss due to change in acturial assumptions             76,000 Dr                 76,000 Cr
Contributions            99,000 Cr           99,000 Dr            99,000 Dr
Benefits paid                 85,000 Dr            85,000 Cr
Jounral for 2010         113,250 Dr            99,000 Cr            19,000 Cr             71,000 Dr             9,750 Dr               137,250 Cr            71,000 Dr
Opening balance Jan 1, 2010         100,000 Dr                      -   Cr        145,000 Cr               625,000 Cr         480,000 Dr
Balance Dec 31, 2010            81,000 Dr             71,000 Dr        135,250 Cr               762,250 Cr         551,000 Dr

Pension expense:

Pension expense 2010
Service cost $       90,000
Interest cost $       56,250
PSC amortisation $       19,000
Return on plan assets $      (52,000)
OCI Gain amortisation $                -  
Expense $     113,250

Journal:

Account Debit Credit
Pension asset/liability                         99,000
Cash           99,000
[ Cash contributed to the pension fund]
Defined benefit liability                         85,000
Pension plan assets           85,000
[ Benefits paid during the year]
Account Debit Credit
Pension expense $                                         113,250
AOCI net gain $                                                    -   $                       5,000
Pension asset/liability $                                            57,000 $                              -  
AOCI Prior service cost $                                                    -   $                     19,000
Pension asset/liability $                                                    -   $                   146,250

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