Lee Company has a defined benefit pension plan. During 2006, for the first time, the company experienced
Question:
Lee Company has a defined benefit pension plan. During 2006, for the first time, the company experienced a difference between its expected and actual projected benefit obligation. At the beginning of 2007 the company’s actuary accumulated the following information:
Unrecognized net loss (1/1/2007) .........$ 44,000
Actual projected benefit obligation (1/1/2007) .....228,000
Fair value of plan assets (1/1/2007) ..........260,000
On December 31, 2007, the company is in the process of computing the net gain or loss to include in its pension expense for 2007. The company has determined that the average remaining service life of its employees is nine years. There was no difference between the company’s expected and actual return on plan assets in 2007.
Required
Compute the amount of the net gain or loss to include in the pension expense for 2007. Indicate whether it is an addition to or a subtraction from pension expense.
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Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0324300987
10th Edition
Authors: Loren A Nikolai, D. Bazley and Jefferson P. Jones