Beale Management has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. On December 31, 2024 (the end of Beale's fiscal year), the following pension-related data were available: Projected Benefit obligation Balance, January 1, 2024 Service cost Interest cost, discount rate, 5% Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions in 2024 Pension benefits paid Balance, December 31, 2024 Plan Assets Balance, January 1, 2024 Actual return on plan assets (Expected return on plan assets, $43) Cash contributions Pension benefits paid Balance, December 31, 2024 January 1, 2024, balances: Pension asset Prior service cost-AOCI (amortization $6 per year) Net gain-AOCI (any amortization over 10 years) ($ in millions) ($ in millions) $ 600 38 PBO 79 (28) $ 689 Plan Assets Required: Prepare a pension spreadsheet to show the relationship among the PBO, plan assets, prior service cost, the net gain, pension expense, and the net pension asset. ($ in millions) $ 560 58 28 (12) (28) Note: Enter credit amounts with a minus sign and debit amounts with a positive sign. Enter your answers in millions (l.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10). Prior Service Cost-AOCI $ 606 ($ in millions) $ 40 30 110 Net Gain- AOCI Pension Expense Cash Net Pension (Liability) / Asset
Beale Management has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. On December 31, 2024 (the end of Beale's fiscal year), the following pension-related data were available: Projected Benefit obligation Balance, January 1, 2024 Service cost Interest cost, discount rate, 5% Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions in 2024 Pension benefits paid Balance, December 31, 2024 Plan Assets Balance, January 1, 2024 Actual return on plan assets (Expected return on plan assets, $43) Cash contributions Pension benefits paid Balance, December 31, 2024 January 1, 2024, balances: Pension asset Prior service cost-AOCI (amortization $6 per year) Net gain-AOCI (any amortization over 10 years) ($ in millions) ($ in millions) $ 600 38 PBO 79 (28) $ 689 Plan Assets Required: Prepare a pension spreadsheet to show the relationship among the PBO, plan assets, prior service cost, the net gain, pension expense, and the net pension asset. ($ in millions) $ 560 58 28 (12) (28) Note: Enter credit amounts with a minus sign and debit amounts with a positive sign. Enter your answers in millions (l.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10). Prior Service Cost-AOCI $ 606 ($ in millions) $ 40 30 110 Net Gain- AOCI Pension Expense Cash Net Pension (Liability) / Asset
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![Beale Management has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. On December 31, 2024 (the end of Beale's fiscal year), the
following pension-related data were available:
Projected Benefit obligation
Balance, January 1, 2024
Service cost
Interest cost, discount rate, 5%
Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions in 2024
Pension benefits paid
Balance, December 31, 2024
Plan Assets
Balance, January 1, 2024
Actual return on plan assets
(Expected return on plan assets, $43)
Cash contributions
Pension benefits paid
Balance, December 31, 2024
January 1, 2024, balances:
Pension asset
Prior service cost-AOCI (amortization $6 per year)
Net gain-AOCI (any amortization over 10 years)
($ in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2024
Service cost
Interest cost, 5%
Expected return on assets
Adjust for:
Loss on assets
Amortization of:
Prior service cost
Net gain
Gain on PBO
Cash funding
Retiree benefits
Balance, December 31, 2024
Required:
Prepare a pension spreadsheet to show the relationship among the PBO, plan assets, prior service cost, the net gain, pension
expense, and the net pension asset.
Note: Enter credit amounts with a minus sign and debit amounts with a positive sign. Enter your answers in millions (l.e.,
10,000,000 should be entered as 10).
$
PBO
($ in millions)
$ 600
38
0 $
79
(28)
$ 689
Prior
Plan
Service
Assets Cost-AOCI
0 $
($ in millions)
$ 560
58
0 S
28
(12)
(28)
$ 606
($ in millions)
$ 40
30
110
Net Gain-
AOCI
Pension
Expense Cash
0 $
0
Net Pension
(Liability) /
Asset
$
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Transcribed Image Text:Beale Management has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. On December 31, 2024 (the end of Beale's fiscal year), the
following pension-related data were available:
Projected Benefit obligation
Balance, January 1, 2024
Service cost
Interest cost, discount rate, 5%
Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions in 2024
Pension benefits paid
Balance, December 31, 2024
Plan Assets
Balance, January 1, 2024
Actual return on plan assets
(Expected return on plan assets, $43)
Cash contributions
Pension benefits paid
Balance, December 31, 2024
January 1, 2024, balances:
Pension asset
Prior service cost-AOCI (amortization $6 per year)
Net gain-AOCI (any amortization over 10 years)
($ in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2024
Service cost
Interest cost, 5%
Expected return on assets
Adjust for:
Loss on assets
Amortization of:
Prior service cost
Net gain
Gain on PBO
Cash funding
Retiree benefits
Balance, December 31, 2024
Required:
Prepare a pension spreadsheet to show the relationship among the PBO, plan assets, prior service cost, the net gain, pension
expense, and the net pension asset.
Note: Enter credit amounts with a minus sign and debit amounts with a positive sign. Enter your answers in millions (l.e.,
10,000,000 should be entered as 10).
$
PBO
($ in millions)
$ 600
38
0 $
79
(28)
$ 689
Prior
Plan
Service
Assets Cost-AOCI
0 $
($ in millions)
$ 560
58
0 S
28
(12)
(28)
$ 606
($ in millions)
$ 40
30
110
Net Gain-
AOCI
Pension
Expense Cash
0 $
0
Net Pension
(Liability) /
Asset
$
0
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