The following pension-related data pertain to Metro Recreation's noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan for 2018: ($ in 000s)
Jan. 1 Dec. 31
Projected benefit obligation $ 4,400 $ 4,680
Accumulated benefit obligation 3,730 3,980
Plan assets (fair value) 4,980 5,425
Interest (discount) rate, 6%
Expected return on plan assets, 10%
Prior service cost−AOCI (from Dec. 31, 2017, amendment) 870
Net loss−AOCI 518
Average remaining service life: 10 years
Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions 44
Contributions to pension fund (end of year) 370
Pension benefits paid (end of year) 325
Required: Prepare a pension spreadsheet that shows the relationships among the various pension balances, shows the changes in those balances, and computes pension expense for 2018. (Enter credit amounts with a minus sign and debit amounts with a positive sign. Enter your answers in thousands (i.e. 200,000 should be entered as 200).)
($ in 000s) |
PBO |
Plan Assets |
Prior Service Cost-AOCI |
Net Loss AOCI |
Pension expense |
Cash |
Net pension / (Liability) / Asset |
Balance, Jan 1 2018 |
(4400) |
4980 |
870 |
518 |
580 |
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Service cost |
(385) |
385 |
(385) |
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Interest cost |
(264) |
264 |
(264) |
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Expected return on assets |
498 |
(498) |
498 |
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Adjust for: |
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Loss on Assets |
(98) |
98 |
(98) |
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Amortization of: |
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Prior service cost |
(87) |
87 |
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Net loss |
(2) |
2 |
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Gain on PBO |
44 |
(44) |
44 |
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Cash funding |
370 |
(370) |
370 |
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Retiree benefits |
325 |
(325) |
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Bal Dec 31 2018 |
(4680) |
5425 |
783 |
570 |
240 |
745 |
Interest cost = 4400*6% = 264
Service cost = 4680-4400-264+44+325 = $385
Expected return on assets = 4980*10% = 498
Loss on assets = 498-400 = $98
Amortization of prior service cost = 870/10 = $87
Net loss = (518-498)/10 = 2
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