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, $45) Cash contributions Pension benefits paid Balance, December 31, 2024 ($ in millions) $ 480 82 24 (10) (40) $ 536 ($ in millions) $ 500 40 70 (40) $ 570 January 1, 2024, balances: Pension asset Prior service cost-AOCI (amortization $8 per year) Net gain-AOCI (any amortization over 15 years) Required: 1. to 3. Prepare the journal entries required for the pension during 2024. ($ in millions) $ 20 48 80 4. Determine the balances at December 31, 2024, in the net gain-AOCI, and prior service cost-AOCI. [Hint: You might find T-accou useful.] 5. What amount will Beale report in its 2024 balance sheet as a net pension asset or net pension liability for the funded status of the plan?
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, $45) Cash contributions Pension benefits paid Balance, December 31, 2024 ($ in millions) $ 480 82 24 (10) (40) $ 536 ($ in millions) $ 500 40 70 (40) $ 570 January 1, 2024, balances: Pension asset Prior service cost-AOCI (amortization $8 per year) Net gain-AOCI (any amortization over 15 years) Required: 1. to 3. Prepare the journal entries required for the pension during 2024. ($ in millions) $ 20 48 80 4. Determine the balances at December 31, 2024, in the net gain-AOCI, and prior service cost-AOCI. [Hint: You might find T-accou useful.] 5. What amount will Beale report in its 2024 balance sheet as a net pension asset or net pension liability for the funded status of the plan?
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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
($ in millions)
$ 480
82
24
(10)
(40)
$ 536
Plan Assets
($ in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2024
$ 500
Actual return on plan assets
40
(Expected return on plan assets, $45)
Cash contributions
70
Pension benefits paid
(40)
Balance, December 31, 2024
$ 570
January 1, 2024, balances:
($ in millions)
$ 20
48
80
Pension asset
Prior service cost-AOCI (amortization $8 per year)
Net gain-AOCI (any amortization over 15 years)
Required:
1. to 3. Prepare the journal entries required for the pension during 2024.
4. Determine the balances at December 31, 2024, in the net gain-AOCI, and prior service cost-AOCI. [Hint: You might find T-accounts
useful.]
5. What amount will Beale report in its 2024 balance sheet as a net pension asset or net pension liability for the funded status of the
plan?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fa28ddd09-5777-4ad3-9acb-347ce18518a3%2F57a7ffd0-02f4-4af9-b280-a69b9ec84397%2Ftn78pd_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Beale Management has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. On December 31, 2024 (the end of Beale's fiscal year), the
following pension-related data were available:
Projected Benefit Obligation
Balance, January 1, 2024
Service cost
Interest cost, discount rate, 5%
Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions in 2024
Pension benefits paid
Balance, December 31, 2024
($ in millions)
$ 480
82
24
(10)
(40)
$ 536
Plan Assets
($ in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2024
$ 500
Actual return on plan assets
40
(Expected return on plan assets, $45)
Cash contributions
70
Pension benefits paid
(40)
Balance, December 31, 2024
$ 570
January 1, 2024, balances:
($ in millions)
$ 20
48
80
Pension asset
Prior service cost-AOCI (amortization $8 per year)
Net gain-AOCI (any amortization over 15 years)
Required:
1. to 3. Prepare the journal entries required for the pension during 2024.
4. Determine the balances at December 31, 2024, in the net gain-AOCI, and prior service cost-AOCI. [Hint: You might find T-accounts
useful.]
5. What amount will Beale report in its 2024 balance sheet as a net pension asset or net pension liability for the funded status of the
plan?
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