Question: Hicks Cable Company has a defined benefit pension plan. Three alternative possibilities for pension-related data at January 1, 2021, are shown below: ($ in thousands)
Hicks Cable Company has a defined benefit pension plan. Three alternative possibilities for pension-related data at January 1, 2021, are shown below:
| ($ in thousands) | |||||||||
| Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | |||||||
| Net loss (gain)AOCI, Jan. 1 | $ | 322 | $ | (340 | ) | $ | 256 | ||
| 2021 loss (gain) on plan assets | (13 | ) | (10 | ) | 4 | ||||
| 2021 loss (gain) on PBO | (25 | ) | 18 | (267 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated benefit obligation, Jan. 1 | (2,970 | ) | (2,570 | ) | (1,470 | ) | |||
| Projected benefit obligation, Jan. 1 | (3,330 | ) | (2,690 | ) | (1,720 | ) | |||
| Fair value of plan assets, Jan. 1 | 2,820 | 2,720 | 1,570 | ||||||
| Average remaining service period of active employees (years) | 14 | 17 | 12 | ||||||
Required: 1. For each independent case, calculate any amortization of the net loss or gain that should be included as a component of pension expense for 2021. 2. For each independent case, determine the net lossAOCI or net gainAOCI as of January 1, 2022.
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