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Chapter19: Accounting For Post Retirement Benefits
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A lump sum benefit is payable on termination of service
and equal to 1 per cent of final salary for each year of
service. The salary in year 1 is P10,000 and is assumed to
increase at 7 per cent (compound) each year. The discount
rate used is 10 per cent per year. The entity does not fund
its obligation to pay lump-sum benefits. The employee is
expected to leave at the end of year 5.
The change in year 2 in the net defined benefit liability
that arises from the passage of time (interest cost) is
Transcribed Image Text:A lump sum benefit is payable on termination of service and equal to 1 per cent of final salary for each year of service. The salary in year 1 is P10,000 and is assumed to increase at 7 per cent (compound) each year. The discount rate used is 10 per cent per year. The entity does not fund its obligation to pay lump-sum benefits. The employee is expected to leave at the end of year 5. The change in year 2 in the net defined benefit liability that arises from the passage of time (interest cost) is
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