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Exercise 20-7 The following defined pension data of Sarasota Corp. apply to the year 2017. Projected...

Exercise 20-7

The following defined pension data of Sarasota Corp. apply to the year 2017.

Projected benefit obligation, 1/1/17 (before amendment) $568,000
Plan assets, 1/1/17 553,400
Pension liability 14,600
On January 1, 2017, Sarasota Corp., through plan amendment,
   grants prior service benefits having a present value of
130,000
Settlement rate 10 %
Service cost 58,500
Contributions (funding) 64,300
Actual (expected) return on plan assets 47,100
Benefits paid to retirees 36,300
Prior service cost amortization for 2017 17,400


For 2017, prepare a pension worksheet for Sarasota Corp. that shows the journal entry for pension expense and the year-end balances in the related pension accounts.

Solutions

Expert Solution

Sarasota Corp.
Pension Worksheet- 2017
General Journal Entries Memo Record
Items Annual Pension Expense Cash OCI-Prior Service Cost Pension Asset/ Liability Projected Benefit Obligation Plan Assets
Balance, Jan 1, 2017 (before amendment) $        14,600 Cr. $           568,000 Cr. $     553,400 Dr.
Additional PSC, 1/1/2017 $   130,000 Dr. $           130,000 Cr.
Balance, Jan 1, 2017 $   130,000 Dr. $      144,600 Dr. $           698,000 Dr. $     553,400 Dr.
Service cost $     58,500 Dr. $             58,500 Cr.
Interest cost (698000*10%) $     69,800 Dr. $             69,800 Cr.
Actual (expected) return $     47,100 Cr. $       47,100 Dr.
Amortization of PSC $     17,400 Dr. $     17,400 Cr.
Contributions $       64,300 Cr. $       64,300 Dr.
Benefits $             36,300 Dr. $       36,300 Cr.
Journal entry for 2017 $     98,600 Dr. $       64,300 Cr. $     17,400 Cr. $        16,900 Dr.
Accumulated OCI, Jan 1, 2017 $ 130000 Dr.
Balance, Dec 31, 2017 $   112,600 $      161,500 Cr. $           790,000 Cr. $     628,500 Dr.
Journal entry
Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit
Pension Expense $     98,600
         Cash $       64,300
         OCI-PSC $       17,400
         Pension Asset/ Liability $       16,900
(To record pension expense)

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