Burrito Corporation has a defined benefit pension plan. Burrito received the following information for the current calendar

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Burrito Corporation has a defined benefit pension plan. Burrito received the following information for the current calendar year:

Projected benefit obligation

Balance, January 1 $150,000,000

Service cost ......25,000,000

Internet cost .....15,000,000

Benefit paid ... (12,000,000)

Balance, December 31 $178,000,000

Plan assets

Balance, January 1 $90,000,000

Actual return on plan assets .11,000,000

Contribution ..... 23,000,000

Benefit paid . (12,000,000)

Balance, December 31 $112,000,000

The expected long-term return on plan assets is 10%. There were no other relevant data for the year.


Required:

1) Determine Burrito's pension expense for the year.

2) Prepare the journal entries to record the pension expense and funding for the year. 


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Intermediate Accounting Volume 2

ISBN: 9781119497042

12th Canadian Edition

Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfield, Irene M. Wiecek, Bruce J. McConomy

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