Pension data for the Ben Franklin Company Include the following for the current calendar year: Discount rate, 10% Expected return on plan assets, 12% Actual return on plan assets, 11% Service cost, $300,000 January 1: PBO ABO Plan assets Amortization of prior service cost Amortization of net gain December 31: $1,500,000 1,100,000 1,600,000 30,000 5,000 Cash contributions to pension fund Benefit payments to retirees $ 230,000 250,000 Required: 1. Determine pension expense for the year. 2. Prepare the journal entries to record pension expense and funding for the year.

Pension data for the Ben Franklin Company Include the following for the current calendar year: Discount rate, 10% Expected return on plan assets, 12% Actual return on plan assets, 11% Service cost, $300,000 January 1: PBO ABO Plan assets Amortization of prior service cost Amortization of net gain December 31: $1,500,000 1,100,000 1,600,000 30,000 5,000 Cash contributions to pension fund Benefit payments to retirees $ 230,000 250,000 Required: 1. Determine pension expense for the year. 2. Prepare the journal entries to record pension expense and funding for the year.

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

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Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Chapter19: Accounting For Post Retirement Benefits

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3RE: Pinecone Company has plan assets of 500,000 at the beginning of the current year and expects to earn...

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