Question: Lacy Construction has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. At December 31, 2018, Lacy received the following information: Projected Benefit Obligation ($ in millions) Balance,
Lacy Construction has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. At December 31, 2018, Lacy received the following information:
| Projected Benefit Obligation | ($ in millions) | ||||
| Balance, January 1 | $ | 760 | |||
| Service cost | 100 | ||||
| Prior service cost | 52 | ||||
| Interest cost(5.0%) | 38 | ||||
| Benefits paid | (99 | ) | |||
| Balance, December 31 | $ | 851 | |||
| Plan Assets | ($ in millions) | ||||
| Balance, January 1 | $ | 630 | |||
| Actual return on plan assets | 65 | ||||
| Contributions 2018 | 100 | ||||
| Benefits paid | (99 | ) | |||
| Balance, December 31 | $ | 696 | |||
The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets was 10%. There were no AOCI balances related to pensions on January 1, 2018. At the end of 2018, Lacy amended the pension formula creating a prior service cost of $52 million. Required: 1. Determine Lacy's pension expense for 2018. 2. Prepare the journal entry(s) to record Lacys pension expense, gains or losses, prior service cost, funding, and payment of retiree benefits for 2018.
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