Clark Industries has a defined benefit pension plan that specifies annual retirement benefits equal to:

1.5% Service years Final years salary

Stanley Mills was hired by Clark at the beginning of 1997. Mills is expected to retire at the end of 2041 after 45 years of service. His retirement is expected to span 15 years. At the end of 2016, 20 years after being hired, his salary is $90,000. The companys actuary projects Millss salary to be $370,000 at retirement. The actuarys discount rate is 6%.

Required:

1.) Estimate the amount of Stanley Millss annual retirement payments for the 15 retirement years earned as of the end of 2016.

2.) Suppose Clarks pension plan permits a lump-sum payment at retirement in lieu of annuity payments. Determine the lump-sum equivalent as the present value as of the retirement date of annuity payments during the retirement period. 3.) What is the companys projected benefit obligation at the end of 2016 with respect to Stanley Mills? 4.) Even though pension accounting centers on the PBO calculation, the ABO still must be disclosed in the pension disclosure note. What is the companys accumulated benefit obligation at the end of 2016 with respect to Stanley Mills? 5.) If we assume no estimates change in the meantime, what is the companys projected benefit obligation at the end of 2017 with respect to Stanley Mills? 6.) What portion of the 2017 increase in the PBO is attributable to 2017 service (the service cost component of pension expense) and to accrued interest (the interest cost component of pension expense)?