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You are provided the following information: Actual return on plan assets 3% Average tenure of plan...

You are provided the following information:

  • Actual return on plan assets

3%

  • Average tenure of plan participants

20

  • Benefits paid

308

  • Contributions

500

  • Discount rate

4%

  • Expected return on plan assets

5%

  • OCI Gain amortization 2

600

  • Plan assets 1/1

4,200

  • Prior service cost

40

  • Projected benefit obligation

5,600

  • Service cost

680

Perform the calculation for each of the following:

  1. (15) Projected benefit obligation 12/31
  2. (15) Plan assets 12/31
  3. (15) Pension expense
  4. (5) The gain or loss to be recognized for pension expense for the current year applying the corridor approach.

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Current Year
1 Pension Expense $                  694
2 Journal entry
Account title & Explaination Current Year
Debit Credit
Annual pension expense                      694
OCI-Prior Service Cost                        2
OCI-(Gain/Loss)                         86
Cash                    500
Net Pension Asset/liability                    278
(To record pension expense and remeasurement loss recorded)
3 Plan Asset                      500
Cash                    500
(To record the contribution made)
Net Pension Asset/liability                      308
Cash                    308
(To record benefit paid)
4 Net Pension Asset/(liability) $            (1,678)
5 Projected benefit obligation $            (6,196)
Plan Asset $              4,518
Plan Surplus/(Deficit) $            (1,678)
Pension Worksheet
Items Annual Pension Expense Cash OCI-Prior Service Cost OCI-Gain/(Loss) Pension Asset/liability Projected benefit obligation Plan Asset
Balance, Jan 1, $                     -   $                   -   $                40 $                  600 $           (1,400) $                   (5,600) $                   4,200
Past Service Cost created $                     -   $                   -   $                 -   $                     -   $                    -   $                            -   $                          -  
Service Cost $                  680 $                   -   $                     -   $                    -   $                      (680) $                          -  
Interest Cost $                  224 $                   -   $                     -   $                    -   $                      (224) $                          -  
Actual return $                (126) $                   -   $                     -   $                    -   $                            -   $                       126
Unexpected gain/ loss $                  (84) $                   -   $                  (84) $                    -   $                            -   $                          -  
Amortisation of PSC $                       2 $                   -   $                (2) $                     -   $                    -   $                            -  
Amortisation of OCI-Gain/loss $                    (2) $                   -   $                 -   $                    (2) $                    -   $                            -  
Liability (increases)/decreases $                     -   $                   -   $                     -   $                    -   $                            -  
Contributions $                     -   $             (500) $                     -   $                    -   $                            -   $                       500
Benefits $                     -   $                   -   $                     -   $                    -   $                         308 $                     (308)
$                     -   $                   -   $                     -   $                    -   $                            -   $                          -  
Journal entry for $                  694 $             (500) $                (2) $                  (86) $              (278) $                      (596) $                       318
Accumulated OCI dec 31, 2017 $                     -   $                   -   $                40 $                  600 $                    -   $                            -   $                          -  
Balance, December 31, $                     -  

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