In: Accounting
Exercise 20-3
Novak Company provides the following information about its
defined benefit pension plan for the year 2017.
Service cost $90,800
Contribution to the plan 106,900
Prior service cost amortization 9,000
Actual and expected return on plan assets 63,500
Benefits paid 40,100
Plan assets at January 1, 2017 642,500
Projected benefit obligation at January 1, 2017 707,800
Accumulated OCI (PSC) at January 1, 2017 152,900
Interest/discount (settlement) rate 11 %
Prepare a pension worksheet inserting January 1, 2017, balances,
showing December 31, 2017. (Enter all amounts as
positive.)
NOVAK COMPANY
Pension Worksheet—2017.
General Journal Entries
Memo Record
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Prepare the journal entry recording pension expense. (Credit
account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered.
Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry"
for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit