Question: A company has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. On December 31 of the current year (the end of the company's fiscal year), the following
A company has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. On December 31 of the current year (the end of the company's fiscal year), the following pension-related data were available:
| Projected Benefit Obligation | ($ in millions) |
|---|---|
| Balance, January 1, current year | $ 640 |
| Service cost | 66 |
| Interest cost, discount rate, 5% | 32 |
| Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions in current year | (16) |
| Pension benefits paid | (32) |
| Balance, December 31, current year | $ 690 |
| Plan Assets | ($ in millions) |
|---|---|
| Balance, January 1, current year | $ 680 |
| Actual return on plan assets | 42 |
| (Expected return on plan assets, $47) | |
| Cash contributions | 83 |
| Pension benefits paid | (32) |
| Balance, December 31, current year | $ 773 |
| January 1, current year, balances: | ($ in millions) |
|---|---|
| Pension asset | $ 40 |
| Prior service costAOCI (amortization $4 per year) | 20 |
| Net gainAOCI (any amortization over 10 years) | 118 |
Required:
Prepare a pension spreadsheet to show the relationship among the PBO, plan assets, prior service cost, the net gain, pension expense, and the net pension asset.
Note: Enter credit amounts with a minus sign and debit amounts with a positive sign. Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).
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