The following information is available for Wildhorse Corporation’s pension plan for the 2020 fiscal year:
Defined benefit obligation, 1/1/20, accounting basis, before plan amendment | $257,000 | ||
Fair value of plan assets, 1/1/20 | 329,000 | ||
Current service cost | 63,200 | ||
Discount rate | 14% | ||
Actual return on plan assets | 12% | ||
Contributions (funding) | 78,300 | ||
Benefits paid to retirees | 43,200 |
On January 1, 2020, Wildhorse Corp. amended its pension plan,
resulting in past service costs with a present value of $140,150.
Wildhorse follows ASPE.
(a)
Calculate pension expense for 2020.
Pension expense | $enter Pension expense in dollars |
Sol:
COMPUTATION OF PENSION EXPENSE | ||
SERVICE COST | $ 63,200.00 | |
INTEREST COST | $257000*14% | $ 35,980.00 |
ACTUAL (EXPECTED) RETURN ON PLAN ASSETS | $329000*12% | $ (39,480.00) |
UNRECOGNIZED PRIOR SERVICE COST AMORTIZATION | $ 140,150.00 | |
PENSION EXPENSE | $ 199,850.00 |
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