Question: Actuary and trustee reports indicate the following changes in the PBO and plan assets of Mahomes Industries during 2024: Prior service cost at January

Actuary and trustee reports indicate the following changes in the PBO and

Actuary and trustee reports indicate the following changes in the PBO and plan assets of Mahomes Industries during 2024: Prior service cost at January 1, 2024, from plan amendment at the beginning of 2021 (amortization: $12 million per year) Net loss-AOCI at January 1, 2024 (previous losses exceeded previous gains) Average remaining service life of the active employee group Actuary's discount rate ($ in millions) PBO Beginning of 2024 Service cost Interest cost, 7% Loss (gain) on PBO Less: Retiree benefits End of 2024 Plan Assets Beginning of 2024 $ 1,400 88 Return on plan assets, 8% (10% expected) 98 (22) Cash contributions (54) Less: Retiree benefits $ 1,510 End of 2024 $ 84 million $ 480 million 10 years 7% $ 1,200 96 98 (54) $ 1,340 Required: 1-a. Determine Mahomes's pension expense for 2024. 1-b, 2. to 4. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record the pension expense, to record any 2024 gains and losses, to record the cash contribution to plan assets and to record retiree benefits. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1A Req 1B and 2 to 4 Determine Mahomes's pension expense for 2024. Note: Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign. Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10). Pension Expense Service cost $ 88 Interest cost 98 Amortization of prior service cost 9 Expected return on the plan assets (120) Amortization of net loss Pension expense $ 75 < Req 1A Req 1B and 2 to 4 >

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