A partially completed pension spreadsheet showing the relationships among the elements that comprise the defined benefit pension

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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 2019, the pension formula was amended, creating a prior service cost of $120,000. 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 well as the previous two years. 


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()s indicate credits; Prior Net Pension Plan Service Cost / Net Loss / Pension AOCI debits otherwise (Liability)/ ($ in thousands) РВO Assets AOCI Expense Cash Asset Balance, Jan. 1, 2021 (800) 600 114 80 (200) Service cost 84 Interest cost, 5% (40) Expected return on assets Adjust for: (48)

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Depending upon the context, the discount rate has two different definitions and usages. First, the discount rate refers to the interest rate charged to the commercial banks and other financial institutions for the loans they take from the Federal...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-1260481952

10th edition

Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson, Wayne Thomas

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