, Problem 17-6 Determine the PBO; plan assets; pension expense; two years [LO17-3,17-4,17-6] Stanley-Morgan Industries adopted...
Stanley-Morgan Industries adopted a defined benefit pension plan on April 12, 2021. The provisions of the plan were not made retroactive to prior years. A local bank, engaged as trustee for the plan assets, expects plan assets to earn a 10% rate of return. The actual return was also 10% in 2021 and 2022.* A consulting firm, engaged as actuary, recommends 6% as the appropriate discount rate. The service cost is $150,000 for 2021 and $200,000 for 2022. Year-end funding...
Stanley-Morgan Industries adopted a defined benefit pension plan on April 12, 2021. The provisions of the plan were not made retroactive to prior years. A local bank, engaged as trustee for the plan assets, expects plan assets to earn a 10% rate of return. The actual return was also 10% in 2021 and 2022.* A consulting firm, engaged as actuary, recommends 5% as the appropriate discount rate. The service cost is $260,000 for 2021 and $350,000 for 2022. Year-end funding...
Stanley-Morgan Industries adopted a defined benefit pension plan on April 12, 2018. The provisions of the plan were not made retroactive to prior years. A local bank, engaged as trustee for the pla The actual return was also 10% in 2018 and 2019.' A consulting firm, engaged as actuary, recommends 6% as the appropriate discount rate. The service cost is $250,000 for 2018 and $360,000 for 2019. Year-end funding is $260,000 for 2018 and $270,000 for 2019. No assumptions or...
Stanley-Morgan Industries adopted a defined benefit pension plan on April 12, 2018. The provisions of the plan were not made retroactive to prior years. A local bank, engaged as trustee for the plan assets, expects plan assets to earn a 10% rate of return. The actual return was also 10% in 2018 and 2019.* A consulting firm, engaged as actuary, recommends 5% as the appropriate discount rate. The service cost is $160,000 for 2018 and $210,000 for 2019. Year-end funding...
Problem 17-9 Determine pension expense; PBO; plan assets; net pension asset or liability; Journal entries [LO17-3, 17-4, 17-5, 17-6,17-7,17-8] U.S. Metallurgical Inc. reported the following balances in its financial statements and disclosure notes at December 31, 2017 Plan assets Projected benefit obligation $550.000 428,888 U.S.M.'s actuary determined that 2018 service cost is $75,000. Both the expected and actual rate of return on plan assets are 8%. The interest (discount) rate is 5%. U.S.M. contributed $135,000 to the pension fund at...
Required information Problem 17-16 Comprehensive-reporting a pension plan; pension spreadsheet; determine changes in balances; two years [LO17-3, 17-4, 17-5, 17-6, 17-7, 17-8] [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Actuary and trustee reports indicate the following changes in the PBO and plan assets of Lakeside Cable during 2018: Prior service cost at Jan. 1, 2018, from plan amendment at the beginning of 2016 (amortization: $6 million per year) Net loss-pensions at Jan.1, 2018 (previous losses exceeded previous gains)...
Exercise 17-19 (Algo) Record pension expense, funding, and gains and losses; determine account balances [LO17-6, 17-7, 17-8] Beale Management has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. On December 31, 2021 (the end of Beale's fiscal year), the Following pension-related data were available: Projected Benefit Obligation ($ in millions) Balance, January 1, 2021 $ 420 Service cost 44 Interest cost, discount rate, 5x Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions in 2021 (12) Pension benefits paid (21) Balance, December 31, 2021...
Problem 17-7 Determining the amortization of net gain (LO17-6] Herring Wholesale Company has a defined benefit pension plan. On January 1, 2018, the following pension related data were available: Net gain-AOCI Accumulated benefit obligation Projected benefit obligation Fair value of plan assets Average remaining service period of active employees (expected to remain constant for the next several years) ($ in 200s) $372 2,670 2,600 2,200 16years The rate of return on plan assets during 2018 was 7%, although it was...
Exercise 17-15 Pension spreadsheet [LO17-8] A partially completed pension spreadsheet showing the relationships among the elements that comprise the defined benefit pension plan of Universal Products is given below. The actuary's discount rate is 5%. At the end of 2016, the pension formula was amended. creating a prior service cost of $280.000. The expected rate of return on assets was 8%, and the average remaining service life of the active employee group is 20 years in the current year as...
The blank company has a defined benefit pension plan. Pension information for the fiscal years of 2024 and 2025 are presented below ($ in millions) Info from by pension actuary Projected benefit obligation as of December 31, 2023 = $1,800 Prior service cost from plan amendment on January 2, 2024 = $400 (straight line amortization for a 10 year average remaining service period) Service cost for 2024 = $520 Service cost for 2025 = $570 Discount rate used by actuary...