Pension Plan Benefit and Obligation
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Presented below is information related to the pension plan of A Company for the year 2008.
1. The service cost of pension expense is $240,000 using the projected benefits approach.
2. The projected benefit obligation and the accumulated benefit obligation at the beginning of the year are $300,000 and $280,000, respectively. The expected return on plan assets is 9% and the settlement rate is 10%
3. The unrecognized prior service cost at the beginning of the year is $140,000. The company has a workforce of 200 employees, all who are expected to receive benefits under the plan. The total number of service-years is 1,000 and the service-years attributable to 2008 is 200. The company has decided to use the years-of-service method of amortization for these costs.
4. At the beginning of the period, the market-related asset value was $280,000 and the fair value of pension plan assets, $284,000. The company had an unrecognized net loss at the beginning of the period of $90,000. Any amortization of unrecognized net loss is recognized on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service-life of the employees.
5. The contribution made to the pension fund in 2008 was $231,000.
Instructions
(a) Determine the pension expense to be reported on the income statement for 2008. (Round all computations to nearest dollar.)
(b) Prepare the journal entry(ies) to record pension expense for 2008.
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