The following facts apply to the pension plan of Boudreau Inc. for the year 2012. Plan assets,

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The following facts apply to the pension plan of Boudreau Inc. for the year 2012.

Plan assets, January 1, 2012                                 $490,000
Projected benefit obligation, January 1, 2012        490,000
Settlement rate                                                                8%
Service cost                                                               40,000
Contributions (funding)                                            25,000
Actual and expected return on plan assets               49,700
Benefits paid to retirees                                            33,400

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Using the preceding data, compute pension expense for the year 2012. As part of your solution, prepare a pension worksheet that shows the journal entry for pension expense for 2012 and the year-end balances in the related pension accounts.

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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0470587287

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Authors: kieso, weygandt and warfield.

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