Scott Hobson Enterprises has a defined benefit pension plan. At the end of the reporting year, the following data were avallable: beginning PBO, $75,000; service cost, $14,000; interest cost, $6,000; benefits paid for the year, $9,000; ending PBO, $89,000; and the expected return on plan assets, $10,000. There were no other pension-related costs. The journal entry to record the annual pension costs will include a debit to pension expense for:

Scott Hobson Enterprises has a defined benefit pension plan. At the end of the reporting year, the following data were avallable: beginning PBO, $75,000; service cost, $14,000; interest cost, $6,000; benefits paid for the year, $9,000; ending PBO, $89,000; and the expected return on plan assets, $10,000. There were no other pension-related costs. The journal entry to record the annual pension costs will include a debit to pension expense for:

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

3rd Edition

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Chapter19: Accounting For Post Retirement Benefits

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