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Analyzing and Interpreting Pension and Health Care Footnote Assume Xerox reports the following pension and retiree...

Analyzing and Interpreting Pension and Health Care Footnote

Assume Xerox reports the following pension and retiree health care ("Other") footnote as part of its 10-K report.

Pension Benefits Retiree Health
(in millions) 2010 2009 2010 2009
Change in Benefit Obligation
Benefit obligation, January 1 $ 10,467 $ 10,302 $ 1,592 $ 1,653
Service cost 237 244 17 19
Interest cost 578 732 87 92
Plan participants' contributions 12 13 20 19
Plan amendments 11 (234) -- 31
Acturarial gain (508) (85) (114) (105)
Currency exchange rate changes 331 564 21 --
Curtailments (1) (2) -- --
Benefits paid/settlements (629) (1,067) (102) (117)
Benefit obligation, December 31 $ 10,498 $ 10,467 $ 1,521 $ 1,592
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets, January 1 $ 9,217 $ 8,444 $ -- $ --
Actual return on plan assets 695 959 -- --
Employer contribution 256 355 82 98
Plan participants' contributions 12 13 20 19
Currency exchange rate changes 280 513 -- --
Benefits paid/settlements (629) (1,067) (102) (117)
Fair value of plan assets, December 31 $ 9,831 $ 9,217 $ -- $ --
Net funded status (including under-funded and non-funded plans) at December 31 $ (667) $ (1,250) $ (1,521) $ (1,592)
Pension Benefits Retiree Health
(in millions) 2010 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Defined benefit plans
Service cost $ 237 $ 244 $ 234 $ 17 $ 19 $ 20
Interest cost 578 732 581 87 92 90
Expected return on plan assets (668) (802) (622) -- -- --
Recognized net acturarial loss 75 104 98 10 19 31
Amortization of prior service credit (20) (18) (3) (12) (13) (24)
Recognized net transition obligation (asset) -- 2 1 -- -- --
Recognized curtailment/settlement loss 33 93 54 -- -- --
Net periodic benefit cost 235 355 343 102 117 117
Defined contribution plans 80 70 71 -- -- --
Total $ 315 $ 425 $ 414 $ 102 $ 117 $ 117
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
Net acturarial loss (gain) (499) (114)
Prior service cost (credit) 5 --
Amortization of net acturarial (loss) gain (108) (10)
Amortizaion of prior service (cost) credit 20 12
Total recognized in other comprehensive income (582) (112)
Total Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Other Comprehensive Income $ (267) $ (10)


(a) Describe what is meant by service cost and interest cost (the service and interest costs appear both in the reconciliation of the PBO and in the computation of pension expense).

Service cost represents the wages earned by employees managing the pension plan during the current year. Interest cost is the expense we incur on funds borrowed by the pension plan.

Service cost represents the wages earned by employees managing the pension plan during the current year. Interest cost is an expense that accrues on the pension obligation during the year.

Service cost represents the additional pension benefits earned by employees during the current year but paid to employees in the future. Interest cost is the expense we incur on funds borrowed by the pension plan.

Service cost represents the additional pension benefits earned by employees during the current year but paid to employees in the future. Interest cost is an expense that accrues on the pension obligation during the year.

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The correct answer is: Service cost represents the additional pension benefits earned by employees during the current year but paid to employees in the future. Interest cost is an expense that accrues on the pension obligation during the year.



(b) What is the actual return on the pension and the health care ("Other") plan investments in 2010?
$Answer


million

Was Xerox's profitability impacted by this amount?

Xerox's profit is reduced by the expected return on pension assets. Because the health care ("Other") plan is not funded, there are no assets generating a return, hence there is no expected return offset for this plan.

The actual return for both plans is the income or loss that is reported in Xerox's income statement.

The expected return (not the actual return) on the pension plan assets impacts Xerox's income for 2010. Pension expense is reduced by this amount. Because the health care ("Other") plan is not funded, there are no assets generating a return, hence there is no expected return offset for this plan.

The actual return for the pension plans is the income or loss that is reported in Xerox's income statement. Because the "Other" (health care) plan is funded on a pay-as-you-go basis, it does not affect Xerox's profit until the benefits are paid.

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The correct answer is: The expected return (not the actual return) on the pension plan assets impacts Xerox's income for 2010. Pension expense is reduced by this amount. Because the health care ("Other") plan is not funded, there are no assets generating a return, hence there is no expected return offset for this plan.



(c) Provide an example under which an "actuarial gain," such as the $508 million gain in 2010 that Xerox reports, might arise.

An increase in the actual return on plan assets.

An increase in the discount rate.

An increase in the expected return assumption.

A reduction in the amount of benefit payments.

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The correct answer is: An increase in the discount rate.



(d) What is the source of funds to make payments to retirees?

pension and health care liabilities

pension and health care assets

pension and health care obligations

operating cash flows

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The correct answer is: pension and health care assets



(e) How much cash did Xerox contribute to its pension and health care plans in 2010?
Pension = $Answer


million
Health care = $Answer


million

(f) How much cash did retirees receive in 2010 from the pension plan and the health care plan?
Pension = $Answer


million
Health care = $Answer


million

How much cash did Xerox pay these retirees in 2010?
Answer


million

(g) Show the computation of the 2010 funded status for the pension and health care plans.

Do not use negative signs with your answers.
Pension : $9,831 million - $Answer


million = $Answer


million Answerunderfundedoverfunded



Health care : $0 million - $Answer


million = $Answer


million Answerunderfundedoverfunded




(h) The company reports $108 million "amortization of net actuarial (loss) gain" in the table relating to Other Comprehensive Income and $75 million "Recognized net actuarial loss" and $33 million "Recognized curtailment/settlement loss" in the net periodic benefit cost table. (Note that $75 million + $33 million = $108 million.) The company also reports a $20 million "Amortization of prior service (cost) credit" and a corresponding amount in the net periodic benefit cost table. Describe the process by which these amounts are transferred from Other Comprehensive Income to pension expense in the income statement.

These amounts remain in AOCI unless they exceed the greater of 10% of pension assets or PBO at the beginning of the year. If the accumulated amounts exceed the maximum, the excess is amortized to income over a 10-year period.

These amounts remain in AOCI and are never amortized to income.

These amounts remain in AOCI unless they exceed the greater of pension assets or PBO at the beginning of the year. If the accumulated amounts exceed the maximum, the excess is amortized to income over the remaining service lives of the employees.

These amounts remain in AOCI unless they exceed the greater of 10% of pension assets or PBO at the beginning of the year. If the accumulated amounts exceed the maximum, the excess is amortized to income over the remaining service lives of the employees.

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The correct answer is: These amounts remain in AOCI unless they exceed the greater of 10% of pension assets or PBO at the beginning of the year. If the accumulated amounts exceed the maximum, the excess is amortized to income over the remaining service lives of the employees.

Solutions

Expert Solution

Based on the information provided in the tables, the values are derived as follows:

b) What is the actual return on the pension and the health care ("Other") plan investments in 2010? = 695 (Pension) + 0 (Other) = $695 million

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e) How much cash did Xerox contribute to its pension and health care plans in 2010?

Pension = $256 million

Healthcare = $82 million

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f) How much cash did retirees receive in 2010 from the pension plan and the health care plan?

Pension = $629 million

Healthcare = $102 million

How much cash did Xerox pay these retirees in 2010? $0 million

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g) Show the computation of the 2010 funded status for the pension and health care plans.

Pension = Fair Value of Plan Assets, December 31 - Benefit Obligation, December 31 = $9,831 million - $10,498 million = -$667 or $667 million (as negative signs are not to be included) [Answer is Underfunded]

Healthcare = $0 million - Benefit Obligation, December 31 = $0 million - $1,521 million = -$1,521 or $1,521 million (as negative signs are not to be included) [Answer is Underfunded]


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