The following defined pension data of Grouper Corp. apply to the year 2020. For 2020, prepare a pension worksheet for Grouper Corp. that shows the journal entry for pension expense and the year-end balances in the related pension accounts. (Enter all amounts as positive.) Projected benefit obligation, 1/1/20 (before amendment)   $509,000   Plan assets, 1/1/20   496,000   Pension liability   13,000   On January 1, 2020, Grouper Corp., through plan amendment,    grants prior service benefits having a present value of   123,000   Settlement rate   9 % Service cost   58,300   Contributions (funding)   59,600   Actual (expected) return on plan assets   48,300   Benefits paid to retirees   43,500   Prior service cost amortization for 2020   16,400

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The following defined pension data of Grouper Corp. apply to the year 2020.

For 2020, prepare a pension worksheet for Grouper Corp. that shows the journal entry for pension expense and the year-end balances in the related pension accounts. (Enter all amounts as positive.)

Projected benefit obligation, 1/1/20 (before amendment)   $509,000  
Plan assets, 1/1/20   496,000  
Pension liability   13,000  
On January 1, 2020, Grouper Corp., through plan amendment,
   grants prior service benefits having a present value of
  123,000  
Settlement rate   9 %
Service cost   58,300  
Contributions (funding)   59,600  
Actual (expected) return on plan assets   48,300  
Benefits paid to retirees   43,500  
Prior service cost amortization for 2020  

16,400

 

Crane Company provides the following information about its defined benefit pension plan for the year 2017.
Service cost
$9,200
Contribution to the plan
106,100
Prior service cost amortization
10,300
Actual and expected return on plan assets
64,100
Benefits paid
40,100
Plan assets at January 1, 2017
Projected benefit obligation at January 1, 2017
632,500
702,600
Accumulated OCI (PSC) at January 1, 2017
151,200
Interest/discount (settlement) rate
11 %
Prepare a pension worksheet inserting January 1, 2017, balances, showing December 31, 2017. (Enter all amounts as positive.)
CRANE COMPANY
Pension Worksheet-2017.
General Journal Entries
Memo Record
Projected Benefit
Obligation
OCI
Annual
Pension Expense
Pension Asset/
Liability
Plan
Assets
Items
Cash
Prior Service Cost
Balance, January 1, 2017
Service cost
Interest cost
Actual return
Amortization of PSC
Contributions
Benefits
Journal entry for 2017
Accumulated OCI, Dec. 31, 2016
Balance, Dec. 31, 2017
Prepare the journal entry recording pension expense. (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 o for the amounts.)
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
Transcribed Image Text:Crane Company provides the following information about its defined benefit pension plan for the year 2017. Service cost $9,200 Contribution to the plan 106,100 Prior service cost amortization 10,300 Actual and expected return on plan assets 64,100 Benefits paid 40,100 Plan assets at January 1, 2017 Projected benefit obligation at January 1, 2017 632,500 702,600 Accumulated OCI (PSC) at January 1, 2017 151,200 Interest/discount (settlement) rate 11 % Prepare a pension worksheet inserting January 1, 2017, balances, showing December 31, 2017. (Enter all amounts as positive.) CRANE COMPANY Pension Worksheet-2017. General Journal Entries Memo Record Projected Benefit Obligation OCI Annual Pension Expense Pension Asset/ Liability Plan Assets Items Cash Prior Service Cost Balance, January 1, 2017 Service cost Interest cost Actual return Amortization of PSC Contributions Benefits Journal entry for 2017 Accumulated OCI, Dec. 31, 2016 Balance, Dec. 31, 2017 Prepare the journal entry recording pension expense. (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 o for the amounts.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit
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