In: Accounting
Presented below is information related to Kiwi Ltd. for calendar
2020. The corporation uses IFRS.
| Defined benefit obligation, Jan 1...................... | $720,000 | ||
| Fair value of plan assets, Jan 1........................ | 700,000 | ||
| Current service cost......................................... | 90,000 | ||
| Contributions to plan....................................... | 125,000 | ||
| Actual and expected return on plan assets...... | 56,000 | ||
| Past service costs (effective Jan 1).................. | 10,000 | ||
| Benefits paid to retirees.................................. | 96,000 | ||
| Interest (discount) rate.................................... | 9% | 
The pension expense to be reported for 2020 is:
A) $108,800 B) $60,000 C) $140,000 D) $109,700
The balance of the defined benefit obligation at December 31, 2020 is
A) $779,700
B) $789,700
C) $778,800
D) $724,000
The fair value of the plan assets at December 31, 2020 is
| 
 $875,000.  | 
| 
 $819,000.  | 
| 
 $785,000.  | 
| 
 $805,000.  | 
| 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, 2020 | - | Dr | - | Dr | 20,000 | Cr | 720,000 | Cr | 700,000 | Dr | ||||
| Service cost | 90,000 | Dr | 90,000 | Cr | 90,000 | Cr | ||||||||
| Interest cost | 64,800 | Dr | 64,800 | Cr | 64,800 | Cr | ||||||||
| PSC amortisation | - | Dr | Cr | |||||||||||
| Return on plan assets | 56,000 | Cr | - | Cr | 56,000 | Dr | 56,000 | Dr | ||||||
| OCI Gain amortisation | - | Dr | - | Cr | ||||||||||
| New prior service cost | 10,000 | Dr | 10,000 | Dr | - | Dr | - | Cr | ||||||
| Loss due to change in acturial assumptions | Dr | - | Cr | |||||||||||
| Contributions | 125,000 | Cr | 125,000 | Dr | 125,000 | Dr | ||||||||
| Benefits paid | 96,000 | Dr | 96,000 | Cr | ||||||||||
| Jounral for 2020 | 108,800 | Dr | 125,000 | Cr | 10,000 | Dr | - | Cr | 26,200 | Dr | 58,800 | Cr | 85,000 | Dr | 
| Opening balance Jan 1, 2020 | - | Dr | - | Dr | 20,000 | Cr | 720,000 | Cr | 700,000 | Dr | ||||
| Balance Dec 31, 2020 | 10,000 | Dr | - | Cr | 6,200 | Dr | 778,800 | Cr | 785,000 | Dr | 
Answer is:
Pension expense: 108800
The balance of the defined benefit obligation at December 31, 2020 is
778,800
Fair value of plan assets is:
785,000
please rate.