Chapter 20: Q13Q. (page 1161)
What is meant by “prior service cost”? When is prior service cost recognized as pension expense?
A multi-employer pension plan is the type of pension plan offered by the organization where multiple employers of the company contribute towards an employee's pension plan.
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Mancuso Corporation amended its pension plan on January 1, 2017, and granted $160,000 of prior service costs to its employees. The employees are expected to provide 2,000 service years in the future, with 350 service years in 2017. Compute prior service cost amortization for 2017.
Kreter Co. provides the following information about its postretirement benefit plan for the year 2017. Service cost $ 45,000 Contribution to the plan 10,000 Actual and expected return on plan assets 11,000 Benefits paid 20,000 Plan assets at January 1, 2017 110,000 Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation at January 1, 2017 330,000 Discount rate 8% Instructions Compute the postretirement benefit expense for 2017
Campbell Soup Company reported pension expense of \(73 million and contributed \)71 million to the pension fund. Prepare Campbell Soup Company’s journal entry to record pension expense and funding, assuming Campbell has no OCI amounts
Webb Corp. sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. On January 1, 2017, the following balances relate to this plan. Plan assets \(480,000 Projected benefit obligation 600,000 Pension asset/liability 120,000 Accumulated OCI (PSC) 100,000 Dr. As a result of the operation of the plan during 2017, the following additional data are provided by the actuary. Service cost \)90,000 Settlement rate, 9% Actual return on plan assets 55,000 Amortization of prior service cost 19,000 Expected return on plan assets 52,000 Unexpected loss from change in projected benefit obligation, due to change in actuarial predictions 76,000 Contributions 99,000 Benefits paid retirees 85,000 Instructions (a) Using the data above, compute pension expense for Webb Corp. for the year 2017 by preparing a pension worksheet. (b) Prepare the journal entry for pension expense for 2017.
Question: What is meant by “past service cost”? When is past service cost recognized as pension expense?
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