2020 2021 2022 $50,000 $85,000 $180,200 44,700 165,300 289,100 60,000 200,400 326,100 Iculation) 78,800 83,971 end of year) 50,000 60,000 105,100
2020 2021 2022 $50,000 $85,000 $180,200 44,700 165,300 289,100 60,000 200,400 326,100 Iculation) 78,800 83,971 end of year) 50,000 60,000 105,100
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Transcribed Image Text:Sunland Toothpaste Company initiates a defined benefit pension plan for its 50 employees on January 1, 2020. The insurance
company which administers the pension plan provided the following selected information for the years 2020, 2021, and 2022.
For Year Ended December 31,
2020
2021
2022
Plan assets (fair value)
$50,000
$85,000
$180,200
Accumulated benefit obligation
44,700
165,300
289,100
Projected benefit obligation
60,000
200,400
326,100
Net (gain) loss (for purposes of corridor calculation)
78,800
83,971
Employer's funding contribution (made at end of year)
50,000
60,000
105,100
There were no balances as of January 1, 2020, when the plan was initiated. The actual and expected return on plan assets was 10%
over the 3-year period, but the settlement rate used to discount the company's pension obligation was 13% in 2020, 11% in 2021,
and 8% in 2022. The service cost component of net periodic pension expense amounted to the following: 2020, $60,000; 2021,
$85,000; and 2022, $118,000. The average remaining service life per employee is 12 years. No benefits were paid in 2020, $30,000
of benefits were paid in 2021, and $18,400 of benefits were paid in 2022 (all benefits paid at end of year).

Transcribed Image Text:Calculate the amount of net periodic pension expense that the company would recognize in 2020, 2021, and 2022. (Round
answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,525.)
Pension expense for 2020
$
Pension expense for 2021
Pension expense for 2022
%24
%24
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