4-a. Determine Lakeside's pension expense for 2025. 4-b. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record the expense, the cash funding of plan assets, and payment of benefits to retirees.
4-a. Determine Lakeside's pension expense for 2025. 4-b. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record the expense, the cash funding of plan assets, and payment of benefits to retirees.
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![4-a. Determine Lakeside's pension expense for 2025.
4-b. Prepare the appropriate Journal entries to record the expense, the cash funding of plan assets, and payment of benefits to
retirees.
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Req 4A
Req 48
Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record the expense, the cash funding of plan assets, and payment of benefits to
retirees.
Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your
answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).
No
1
2
3
Transaction
1
2
3
Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Plan assets
Cash
Pension expense
Plan assets
PBO
Amortization of prior service cost-OCI
Amortization of net loss-OCI
PBO
Plan assets
General Journal
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Rey 40
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Debit
57.2 x
30.0
31.0
17.0
Credit
75.0
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5.0
7.28
31.0
17.0](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe9787e19-7700-4379-b126-43587b59672e%2Fb224b41e-d9c3-40d1-98e0-58ea9e9956fb%2Fm5b5lo_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:4-a. Determine Lakeside's pension expense for 2025.
4-b. Prepare the appropriate Journal entries to record the expense, the cash funding of plan assets, and payment of benefits to
retirees.
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Req 4A
Req 48
Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record the expense, the cash funding of plan assets, and payment of benefits to
retirees.
Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your
answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).
No
1
2
3
Transaction
1
2
3
Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Plan assets
Cash
Pension expense
Plan assets
PBO
Amortization of prior service cost-OCI
Amortization of net loss-OCI
PBO
Plan assets
General Journal
< Req 4A
Rey 40
00000
>>
>>
O
Debit
57.2 x
30.0
31.0
17.0
Credit
75.0
Show less A
5.0
7.28
31.0
17.0
![Actuary and trustee reports indicate the following changes in the PBO and plan assets of Lakeside Cable during 2024:
Prior service cost at January 1, 2024, from plan amendment at the beginning of 2022
(amortization: $5 million per year)
Net loss pensions at January 1, 2024 (previous losses exceeded previous gains)
Average remaining service life of the active employee group
Actuary's discount rate
($ in millions)
Beginning of 2824
Service cost
Interest cost, 10%
Loss (gain) on PBO
Less: Retiree benefits
End of 2824
Beginning of 2025
Service cost
Interest cost, let
Loss (gain) on PBO
Less: Retiree benefits
End of 2025
Req 4A
Req 48
РВО
$ 310
49
31
(3)
(27)
$ 360
Assume the following actuary and trustee reports indicating changes in the PBO and plan assets of Lakeside Cable during
2025:
($ in millions)
Pension expense 2025
S
PBO
$ 360
39
36
57.2 million
Beginning of 2024
Return on plan assets, s.et (set
expected)
6
(17)
$ 424
Cash contributions
Less: Retiree benefits
End of 2024
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Beginning of 2825
Return on plan assets, 16% (10%
expected)
Cash contributions.
Less: Retiree benefits
End of 2025
Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
$ 33 million
$ 41 million
10 years
10%
4-a. Determine Lakeside's pension expense for 2025.
4-b. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record the expense, the cash funding of plan assets, and payment of benefits to
retirees.
Plan Assets
$250
Determine Lakeside's pension expense for 2025.
Note: Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place (Le, 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).
Req 48 >
20
57
(27)
$300
Plan Assets
$: 300
48
31
(17)
$: 362](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe9787e19-7700-4379-b126-43587b59672e%2Fb224b41e-d9c3-40d1-98e0-58ea9e9956fb%2Fecus1eg_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Actuary and trustee reports indicate the following changes in the PBO and plan assets of Lakeside Cable during 2024:
Prior service cost at January 1, 2024, from plan amendment at the beginning of 2022
(amortization: $5 million per year)
Net loss pensions at January 1, 2024 (previous losses exceeded previous gains)
Average remaining service life of the active employee group
Actuary's discount rate
($ in millions)
Beginning of 2824
Service cost
Interest cost, 10%
Loss (gain) on PBO
Less: Retiree benefits
End of 2824
Beginning of 2025
Service cost
Interest cost, let
Loss (gain) on PBO
Less: Retiree benefits
End of 2025
Req 4A
Req 48
РВО
$ 310
49
31
(3)
(27)
$ 360
Assume the following actuary and trustee reports indicating changes in the PBO and plan assets of Lakeside Cable during
2025:
($ in millions)
Pension expense 2025
S
PBO
$ 360
39
36
57.2 million
Beginning of 2024
Return on plan assets, s.et (set
expected)
6
(17)
$ 424
Cash contributions
Less: Retiree benefits
End of 2024
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Beginning of 2825
Return on plan assets, 16% (10%
expected)
Cash contributions.
Less: Retiree benefits
End of 2025
Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
$ 33 million
$ 41 million
10 years
10%
4-a. Determine Lakeside's pension expense for 2025.
4-b. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record the expense, the cash funding of plan assets, and payment of benefits to
retirees.
Plan Assets
$250
Determine Lakeside's pension expense for 2025.
Note: Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place (Le, 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).
Req 48 >
20
57
(27)
$300
Plan Assets
$: 300
48
31
(17)
$: 362
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