Question

Exercise 20-04

The following facts apply to the pension plan of Vaughn Inc. for the year 2020.

Plan assets, January 1, 2020		$525,500
Projected benefit obligation, January 1, 2020		525,500
Settlement rate		8	%
Service cost		36,800
Contributions (funding)		23,800
Actual and expected return on plan assets		49,800
Benefits paid to retirees		30,300

Using the preceding data, compute pension expense for the year 2020. As part of your solution, prepare a pension worksheet that shows the journal entry for pension expense for 2020 and the year-end balances in the related pension accounts. (Enter all amounts as positive.)

VAUGHN INC. Pension Worksheet—2020
		General Journal Entries									Memo Record
Items		Annual Pension Expense			Cash			Pension Asset/ Liability			Projected Benefit Obligation			Plan Assets
Balance, January 1, 2020		$enter a net debit or credit balance	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		$enter a net debit or credit balance	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		$enter a net debit or credit balance	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		$enter a net debit or credit balance	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		$enter a net debit or credit balance	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.
Service cost		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.
Interest cost		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.
Actual return		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.
Contributions		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.
Benefits		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a dollar amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.
Journal entry, December 31		$enter a net debit or credit amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		$enter a net debit or credit amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a net debit or credit amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a net debit or credit amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		enter a net debit or credit amount	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.
Balance, December 31, 2020								$enter a net debit or credit balance	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		$enter a net debit or credit balance	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.		$enter a net debit or credit balance	select between debit and credit Dr.Cr.

Answer 1

* 29040-23800=5240

** 574040-568800 = 5240

For the year 2020 Pension Expense is $29040

On December 31, 2020, Pension Expense Journal Entry is

Pension Expense Dr 29040

To Cash 23800

To Pension Asset/ Liability 5240

Pension Asset/Liability = Pension Expense - Amount Funded

                                    =$29040 - $23800

                                    =$5240

Pension Asset/ Liability (credit) is a liability because Vaughn Inc. underfunds the plan by $5240.

Net of the balances = Projected Benefit Obligation - Plan Assets

                               = 574040- 568800

                               = $5240

So, Net of balances is equal to Pension Asset/Liability.