Question: Beale Management has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. On December 31, 2024 (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, 2024 (the end of Beale's fiscal year), the following pension-related data were available:

Projected Benefit Obligation ($ in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2024 $ 740
Service cost 76
Interest cost, discount rate, 5% 37
Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions in 2024 (21)
Pension benefits paid (37)
Balance, December 31, 2024 $ 795
Plan Assets ($ in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2024 $ 760
Actual return on plan assets 47
(Expected return on plan assets, $52)
Cash contributions 88
Pension benefits paid (37)
Balance, December 31, 2024 $ 858
January 1, 2024, balances: ($ in millions)
Pension asset $ 20
Prior service costAOCI (amortization $7 per year) 35
Net gainAOCI (any amortization over 10 years) 116

Required:

1. to 3. Prepare the journal entries required for the pension during 2024.

4. Determine the balances at December 31, 2024, in the net gainAOCI, and prior service costAOCI. [Hint: You might find T-accounts useful.]

5. What amount will Beale report in its 2024 balance sheet as a net pension asset or net pension liability for the funded status of the plan?

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