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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