Swifty Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The following data relate to the operation of the plan for the year 2020 in which no benefits were paid. 1.   The actuarial present value of future benefits earned by employees for services rendered in 2020 amounted to $55,500. 2.   The company’s funding policy requires a contribution to the pension trustee amounting to $144,729 for 2020. 3.   As of January 1, 2020, the company had a projected benefit obligation of $908,100, an accumulated benefit obligation of $802,100, and a debit balance of $400,100 in accumulated OCI (PSC). The fair value of pension plan assets amounted to $601,200 at the beginning of the year. The actual and expected return on plan assets was $54,100. The settlement rate was 9%. No gains or losses occurred in 2020 and no benefits were paid. 4.   Amortization of prior service cost was $50,500 in 2020. Amortization of net gain or loss was not required in 2020. (a) Your Answer Correct Answer Correct answer icon Your answer is correct. Determine the amounts of the components of pension expense that should be recognized by the company in 2020. (Enter amounts that reduce pension expense with either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parenthesis e.g. (45).) Components of Pension Expense select a component of Pension Expense                                                                          $enter a dollar amount  select a component of Pension Expense                                                                          enter a dollar amount select a component of Pension Expense                                                                          enter a dollar amount select a component of Pension Expense                                                                          enter a dollar amount select a component of Pension Expense                                                                          $enter a total amount    eTextbook and Media Solution List of Accounts         Attempts: 3 of 3 used       (b)   Correct answer icon Your answer is correct. Prepare the journal entry or entries to record pension expense and the employer’s contribution to the pension trustee in 2020. (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.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit enter an account title enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title enter a debit amount enter a credit amount   eTextbook and Media List of Accounts         Attempts: 1 of 3 used       (c)     Indicate the pension-related amounts that would be reported on the income statement and the balance sheet for Swifty Company for the year 2020. Swifty Company Income Statement (Partial) choose the accounting period                                                                        select an income statement item                                                                            select an income statement item                                                                          $enter a dollar amount  Swifty Company Comprehensive Income Statement choose the accounting period                                                                        select a comprehensive income item                                                                          $XXXX select an opening section name                                                                            select a comprehensive income item                                                                          enter a dollar amount select a closing name for this statement                                                                          $XXXX Swifty Company Balance Sheet (Partial) choose the accounting period                                                                        select an opening name for section one                                                                                    select a balance sheet item                                                                            $enter a dollar amount        select an opening name for section two                                                                                    select a balance sheet item                                                                            $enter a dollar amount

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Swifty Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The following data relate to the operation of the plan for the year 2020 in which no benefits were paid.

1.   The actuarial present value of future benefits earned by employees for services rendered in 2020 amounted to $55,500.
2.   The company’s funding policy requires a contribution to the pension trustee amounting to $144,729 for 2020.
3.   As of January 1, 2020, the company had a projected benefit obligation of $908,100, an accumulated benefit obligation of $802,100, and a debit balance of $400,100 in accumulated OCI (PSC). The fair value of pension plan assets amounted to $601,200 at the beginning of the year. The actual and expected return on plan assets was $54,100. The settlement rate was 9%. No gains or losses occurred in 2020 and no benefits were paid.
4.   Amortization of prior service cost was $50,500 in 2020. Amortization of net gain or loss was not required in 2020.

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Determine the amounts of the components of pension expense that should be recognized by the company in 2020. (Enter amounts that reduce pension expense with either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parenthesis e.g. (45).)

Components of Pension Expense
select a component of Pension Expense                                                                       
 
$enter a dollar amount 
select a component of Pension Expense                                                                       
 
enter a dollar amount
select a component of Pension Expense                                                                       
 
enter a dollar amount
select a component of Pension Expense                                                                       
 
enter a dollar amount
select a component of Pension Expense                                                                       
 
$enter a total amount 
 

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List of Accounts

 
 
 
 
Attempts: 3 of 3 used
 
 
 

(b)

 
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Your answer is correct.
Prepare the journal entry or entries to record pension expense and the employer’s contribution to the pension trustee in 2020. (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.)

Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
enter an account title
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
enter an account title
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
enter an account title
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
enter an account title
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 

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List of Accounts

 
 
 
 
Attempts: 1 of 3 used
 
 
 

(c)

 
 
Indicate the pension-related amounts that would be reported on the income statement and the balance sheet for Swifty Company for the year 2020.

Swifty Company
Income Statement (Partial)
choose the accounting period                                                                       
select an income statement item                                                                       
   
select an income statement item                                                                       
 
$enter a dollar amount 

Swifty Company
Comprehensive Income Statement
choose the accounting period                                                                       
select a comprehensive income item                                                                       
 
$XXXX
select an opening section name                                                                       
   
select a comprehensive income item                                                                       
 
enter a dollar amount
select a closing name for this statement                                                                       
 
$XXXX

Swifty Company
Balance Sheet (Partial)
choose the accounting period                                                                       
select an opening name for section one                                                                       
           
select a balance sheet item                                                                       
   
$enter a dollar amount 
     
select an opening name for section two                                                                       
           
select a balance sheet item                                                                       
   
$enter a dollar amount 
   
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