On January 1, 2024, Onyeocha Climbing Academy instituted a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The annual service cost for each year of 2024 and 2025 was $740,000. The interest rate used to determine the projected benefit obligation is 12%. Both the actual and the expected return on plan assets are 10% for both years. Onyeocha funded the plan in the amount of $540,000 each January 1, beginning on January 1, 2024.
On January 1, 2024, Onyeocha Climbing Academy instituted a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The annual service cost for each year of 2024 and 2025 was $740,000. The interest rate used to determine the projected benefit obligation is 12%. Both the actual and the expected return on plan assets are 10% for both years. Onyeocha funded the plan in the amount of $540,000 each January 1, beginning on January 1, 2024.
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![On January 1, 2024, Onyeocha Climbing Academy instituted a defined benefit pension plan for its employees.
The annual service cost for each year of 2024 and 2025 was $740,000. The interest rate used to determine
the projected benefit obligation is 12%. Both the actual and the expected return on plan assets are 10% for
both years. Onyeocha funded the plan in the amount of $540,000 each January 1, beginning on January 1,
2024.
What pension liability should Onyeocha report in its balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2025?
$321,400
Explanation
PBO, January 1, 2024
Service cost
Interest cost
Gains/losses
Retiree payments
PBO, December 31, 2024
Service cost
Interest cost (12% × $740,000)
Gains/losses
Retiree payments
PBO, December 31, 2025
Net pension liability: $1,568,800 - $1,247,400 = $321,400
$0 Plan assets, Jan, 1, 2024
740,000 Funding
0 Return (10% × $540,000)
0
0
$ 740,000 Plan assets, December 31, 2024
$740,000 Funding
88,800 Return (10% × $1,134,000)
0
0
0
$540,000
54,000
$ 594,000
540,000
113,400
$ 1,568,800 Plan assets, December 31, 2025 $1,247,400](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fce889f4d-931c-4f98-a7a9-8f932d9b0537%2F4bd33e41-70de-4df0-9d6e-b645eb13f169%2Fnrz0jo_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:On January 1, 2024, Onyeocha Climbing Academy instituted a defined benefit pension plan for its employees.
The annual service cost for each year of 2024 and 2025 was $740,000. The interest rate used to determine
the projected benefit obligation is 12%. Both the actual and the expected return on plan assets are 10% for
both years. Onyeocha funded the plan in the amount of $540,000 each January 1, beginning on January 1,
2024.
What pension liability should Onyeocha report in its balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2025?
$321,400
Explanation
PBO, January 1, 2024
Service cost
Interest cost
Gains/losses
Retiree payments
PBO, December 31, 2024
Service cost
Interest cost (12% × $740,000)
Gains/losses
Retiree payments
PBO, December 31, 2025
Net pension liability: $1,568,800 - $1,247,400 = $321,400
$0 Plan assets, Jan, 1, 2024
740,000 Funding
0 Return (10% × $540,000)
0
0
$ 740,000 Plan assets, December 31, 2024
$740,000 Funding
88,800 Return (10% × $1,134,000)
0
0
0
$540,000
54,000
$ 594,000
540,000
113,400
$ 1,568,800 Plan assets, December 31, 2025 $1,247,400
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