Prepare the journal entries to record the pension expense and the company's funding of the pension plan for both years. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Dec. 31, 2020 Pension Expense 136880 Pension Asset/Llability 27140 Other Comprehensive I 11800 Other Comprehensive 16520 Cash 135700 Dec. 31, 2021 pension Expense 179360 Pension Asset/Liability 23600 Other Comprehensive I 14160 Cash 141600
Prepare the journal entries to record the pension expense and the company's funding of the pension plan for both years. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Dec. 31, 2020 Pension Expense 136880 Pension Asset/Llability 27140 Other Comprehensive I 11800 Other Comprehensive 16520 Cash 135700 Dec. 31, 2021 pension Expense 179360 Pension Asset/Liability 23600 Other Comprehensive I 14160 Cash 141600
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Transcribed Image Text:Prepare the journal entries to record the pension expense and the company's funding of the pension plan for both years. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no
entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)
Date
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
Dec. 31, 2020 Pension Expense
136880
Pension Asset/Liability
27140
Other Comprehensive I
11800
Other Comprehensive
16520
Cash
135700
Dec. 31, 2021 TPension Expense
179360
Pension Asset/Liability
23600
Other Comprehensive I
14160
Cash
141600

Transcribed Image Text:Problem 20-04 (Part Level Submission)
Sage Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan. The following information related to the pension plan is available for 2020 and 2021.
2020
2021
Plan assets (fair value), December 31
Projected benefit obligation, January 1
Pension asset/liability, January 1
$824,820
$1,001,820
826,000
944,000
165,200 Cr.
?
Prior service cost, January 1
295,000
283,200
Service cost
70,800
106,200
Actual and expected return on plan
assets
28,320
35,400
Amortization of prior service cost
11,800
14,160
Contributions (funding)
Accumulated benefit obligation,
December 31
135,700
141,600
590,000
649,000
Interest/settlement rate
10 %
10 %
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