Blossom Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its 600 employees. The company’s actuary provided the following information about the plan.     January 1,   December 31,     2020   2020   2021 Projected benefit obligation   $2,780,000   $3,632,200   $4,175,776   Accumulated benefit obligation   1,890,000   2,421,000   2,899,000   Plan assets (fair value and market-related asset value)   1,700,000   2,902,000   3,796,000   Accumulated net (gain) or loss (for purposes of the corridor calculation)   0   200,000   (24,000 ) Discount rate (current settlement rate)       9 % 8 % Actual and expected asset return rate       10 % 10 % Contributions       1,032,000   603,800   The average remaining service life per employee is 10.5 years. The service cost component of net periodic pension expense for employee services rendered amounted to $402,000 in 2020 and $477,000 in 2021. The accumulated OCI (PSC) on January 1, 2020, was $1,438,500. No benefits have been paid. (a)   Correct answer icon Your answer is correct. Compute the amount of accumulated OCI (PSC) to be amortized as a component of net periodic pension expense for each of the years 2020 and 2021. Amount of accumulated OCI (PSC) to be amortized for the year 2020   $  Amount of accumulated OCI (PSC) to be amortized for the year 2021   $    eTextbook and Media         Attempts: 2 of 3 used       (b)   Partially correct answer icon Your answer is partially correct. Prepare a schedule which reflects the amount of accumulated OCI (G/L) to be amortized as a component of pension expense for 2020 and 2021. Year   Projected Benefit Obligation   Plan Assets   10% Corridor   Accumulated OCI (G/L)   Minimum Amortization of (Gain) Loss 2020   $    $    $    $    $  2021

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Blossom Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its 600 employees. The company’s actuary provided the following information about the plan.

   
January 1,
 
December 31,
   
2020
 
2020
 
2021
Projected benefit obligation   $2,780,000   $3,632,200   $4,175,776  
Accumulated benefit obligation   1,890,000   2,421,000   2,899,000  
Plan assets (fair value and market-related asset value)   1,700,000   2,902,000   3,796,000  
Accumulated net (gain) or loss (for purposes of the corridor calculation)   0   200,000   (24,000 )
Discount rate (current settlement rate)       9 % 8 %
Actual and expected asset return rate       10 % 10 %
Contributions       1,032,000   603,800  

The average remaining service life per employee is 10.5 years. The service cost component of net periodic pension expense for employee services rendered amounted to $402,000 in 2020 and $477,000 in 2021. The accumulated OCI (PSC) on January 1, 2020, was $1,438,500. No benefits have been paid.

(a)

 
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Compute the amount of accumulated OCI (PSC) to be amortized as a component of net periodic pension expense for each of the years 2020 and 2021.

Amount of accumulated OCI (PSC) to be amortized for the year 2020  
Amount of accumulated OCI (PSC) to be amortized for the year 2021  
 

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Prepare a schedule which reflects the amount of accumulated OCI (G/L) to be amortized as a component of pension expense for 2020 and 2021.

Year
 
Projected Benefit
Obligation
 
Plan
Assets
 
10%
Corridor
 
Accumulated
OCI (G/L)
 
Minimum Amortization
of (Gain) Loss
2020  
 
 
 
 
2021  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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