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.