ome years ago, Junior Ltd established a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The company has since introduced a defined contribution plan, which all new staff join when commencing employment with Junior Ltd. Although the defined benefit plan is now closed to new recruits, the fund continues to provide for employees who have been with the company for a long time. The following actuarial report has been received for the defined benefit plan: Requirements: a) Determine the surplus or deficit of Junior Ltd.’s defined benefit plan at 31 December 2018. b) Determine the net defined benefit asset or liability that should be recognised by Maple Ltd at 31 December 2018. c) Calculate the net interest and the return on plan assets for 20
Some years ago, Junior Ltd established a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The company has since introduced a defined contribution plan, which all new staff join when commencing employment with Junior Ltd. Although the defined benefit plan is now closed to new recruits, the fund continues to provide for employees who have been with the company for a long time. The following actuarial report has been received for the defined benefit plan:
Requirements:
a) Determine the surplus or deficit of Junior Ltd.’s defined benefit plan at 31 December 2018.
b) Determine the net defined benefit asset or liability that should be recognised by Maple Ltd at 31 December 2018.
c) Calculate the net interest and the return on plan assets for 2018.
![Present value of the defined benefit obligation 31 December 2017
Past service cost
Net interest
2018/$
20 000 000
2 000 000
?
800 000
Current service cost
Benefits paid
Actuarial loss on DBO
100 000
Present value of the defined benefit obligation 31 December 2018 23 000 000
Fair value of plan assets at 31 December 2017
Return on plan assets
19 000 000
?
1 000 000
2 100 000
20 130 000
Contributions paid to the plan during the year
Benefits paid by the plan during the year
Fair value of plan assets at 31 December 2018
2 100 000
Additional information
(a) All contributions received by the plan were paid by Junior Ltd. Employees
make no contributions.
(b) The interest rate used to measure the present value of the defined benefit
obligation was 10% at 31 December 2017 and 31 December 2018.
(c) The asset ceiling was nil at 31 December 2017 and 31 December 2018.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fda3d5eb5-9512-4d4f-a5c2-988de8a7fc2e%2F6a55827e-a26e-473c-a1f0-580cdf225a59%2Fifdmnyo_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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c)Calculate the net interest and the return on plan assets for 2018
d) Prepare a pension worksheet for the period ended December 31 2018
e) Prepare the
books of Junior Ltd for the year ended December 31 2018
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