Question: Beale Management has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. On December 31, 2016 (the end of Beale's fiscal year), the following pension-related data were available:

Beale Management has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. On December 31, 2016 (the end of Beale's fiscal year), the following pension-related data were available:

Projected Benefit Obligation ($ in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2016 $ 680
Service cost 70
Interest cost, discount rate, 5% 34
Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions in 2016 (18 )
Pension benefits paid (34 )
Balance, December 31, 2016 $ 732
Plan Assets ($ in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2016 $ 740
Actual return on plan assets 44
(Expected return on plan assets, $49)
Cash contributions 85
Pension benefits paid (34 )
Balance, December 31, 2016 $ 835
January 1, 2016, balances: ($ in millions)
Pension asset $ 60
Prior service costAOCI (amortization $6 per year) 30
Net gainAOCI (any amortization over 10 years) 124
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.

 Beale Management has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. On December

Net Pension (Liability) / Asset Prior Plan Service Net Pension (S in millions) PBO Assets Cost-AOCI Gain-AOCI Expense Cash Balance, Jan. 1, 2016 Service cost Interest cost, 5% Expected return on assets Adjust for Loss on assets Amortization of: Prior service cost Net gain Gain on PBO Cash funding Retiree benefits Balance.. Dec. 31, 2016 | $ 0| $ 01

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