
The pension plan was amended last year, creating a prior service cost of $10 million. Service...
The pension plan was amended last year, creating a prior service cost of $180 million. Service cost and interest cost for the year were $46 million and $22 million, respectively. At the end of the year, there was a negligible balance in the net gain-pensions account. The actual return on plan assets was $22 million although it was expected to be $24 million. On average, employees' remaining service life with the company is 15 years. Complete the below table to...
The projected benefit obligation and plan assets were $80 million and $140 million, respectively, at the beginning of the year. Due primarily to favorable stock market performance in recent years, there also was a net gain of $38 million. On average, employees' remaining service life with the company is 10 years. As a result of the net gain, what was the increase or decrease in pension expense for the year? (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus...
The projected benefit obligation and plan assets were $100 million and $140 million, respectively, at the beginning of the year. Due primarily to favorable stock market performance in recent years, there also was a net gain of $44 million. On average, employees' remaining service life with the company is 10 years. As a result of the net gain, what was the increase or decrease in pension expense for the year? (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus...
The funded status of blank inc.’s defined benefit pension plan and the balances in prior service cost and the net gain-pensions, are displayed ($ = thousands) 2025 beginning balances 2025 ending balances PBO 2,300 2,501 Plan assets 2,400 2,591 *Funded status 100 90 Prior service cost-AOCI 325 300 Net gain-AOCI 330 300 The retirees were paid $2,700 and the employer contribution to the pension fund was $245,000 at the end of 2025. The expected rate of return on plan assets...
Electronic Distribution has a defined benefit pension plan. Characteristics of the plan during 2018 are as follows: ($ millions) PBO balance, January 1 $ 520 Plan assets balance, January 1 250 Service cost 95 Interest cost 65 Gain from change in actuarial assumption 34 Benefits paid (44) Actual return on plan assets 17 Contributions 2018 85 The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets was 8%. There were no AOCI balances related to pensions on January 1, 2018, but...
Electronic Distribution has a defined benefit pension plan. Characteristics of the plan during 2018 are as follows: ($ millions) PBO balance, January 1 $ 500 Plan assets balance, January 1 450 Service cost 85 Interest cost 55 Gain from change in actuarial assumption 30 Benefits paid (40) Actual return on plan assets 20 Contributions 2018 75 The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets was 6%. There were no AOCI balances related to pensions on January 1, 2018, but...
American Metals, Inc. has a defined benefit pension plan. Characteristics of the plan during 2018 follow (in $-millions): PBO balance, January 1 480 Plan assets balance, January 1 300 Service cost 75 Interest cost 45 Gain from change in actuarial assumption 22 Benefits paid (36) Actual return on plan assets 20 2018 contributions 60 The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets was 8%. There were no AOCI balances related to pensions on January 1, 2018, but at the...
Required information Problem 17-16 Comprehensive-reporting a pension plan; pension spreadsheet; determine changes in balances; two years [LO17-3, 17-4, 17-5, 17-6, 17-7, 17-8] [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Actuary and trustee reports indicate the following changes in the PBO and plan assets of Lakeside Cable during 2018: Prior service cost at Jan. 1, 2018, from plan amendment at the beginning of 2016 (amortization: $6 million per year) Net loss-pensions at Jan.1, 2018 (previous losses exceeded previous gains)...
Lacy Construction has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. At December 31, 2018, Lacy received the following information: ($ in millions) $ 400 64 Projected Benefit Obligation Balance, January 1 Service cost Prior service cost Interest cost(5.0%) Benefits paid Balance, December 31 16 20 (47) $ 453 ($ in millions) $ 270 29 Plan Assets Balance, January 1 Actual return on plan assets Contributions 2018 Benefits paid Balance, December 31 64 (47) $ 316 The expected long-term rate of return...
The projected benefit obligation was $160 million at the beginning of the year and $165 million at the end of the year. Service cost for the year was $6 million. At the end of the year, pension benefits paid by the trustee were $2 million. The actuary's discount rate was 5%.At the end of the year, the actuary revised the estimate of the percentage rate of increase in compensation levels in upcoming years. What was the amount of the gain...