Hicks Cable Company has a defined benefit pension plan. Three alternative possibilities for pension-related data at...

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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 3 Case 2 $ (392) $ 288 $ 334 Net loss (gain)-AOCI, Jan. 1 2021 loss (gain) on plan assets 2021 loss (gain) on PBO (22) 30 (25) (37) (3,090) (3,450) 2,940 4 (294) (1,590) (2,690) (2,810) Accumulated benefit obligation, Jan. 1 Projected benefit obligation, Jan. 1 Fair value of plan assets, Jan, 1 Average remaining service period of active employees (years) (1,840) 2,840 1,690 15 111 13 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 loss-AOCI or net gain-AOCI as of January 1, 2022. 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 3 Case 2 $ (392) $ 288 $ 334 Net loss (gain)-AOCI, Jan. 1 2021 loss (gain) on plan assets 2021 loss (gain) on PBO (22) 30 (25) (37) (3,090) (3,450) 2,940 4 (294) (1,590) (2,690) (2,810) Accumulated benefit obligation, Jan. 1 Projected benefit obligation, Jan. 1 Fair value of plan assets, Jan, 1 Average remaining service period of active employees (years) (1,840) 2,840 1,690 15 111 13 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 loss-AOCI or net gain-AOCI as of January 1, 2022.

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