The following information concerns Wildhorse Corp's defined benefit pension plan. Defined benefit obligation, 1/1/23 (before amendment) $235,000 Plan assets, 1/1/23 Discount rate Annual pension service cost Actual return on plan assets 138,000 10% 10,000 6,900 On January 1, 2023, the company amended its pension plan, which resulted in a reduction in prior service benefits for current employees. The present value of the reduced benefits is $40,000. (a) Your answer is partially correct. Calculate the defined benefit expense that will be reported in net income for 2023 if Wildhorse applies IFRS. Defined benefit expense benefit A -133622

The following information concerns Wildhorse Corp's defined benefit pension plan. Defined benefit obligation, 1/1/23 (before amendment) $235,000 Plan assets, 1/1/23 Discount rate Annual pension service cost Actual return on plan assets 138,000 10% 10,000 6,900 On January 1, 2023, the company amended its pension plan, which resulted in a reduction in prior service benefits for current employees. The present value of the reduced benefits is $40,000. (a) Your answer is partially correct. Calculate the defined benefit expense that will be reported in net income for 2023 if Wildhorse applies IFRS. Defined benefit expense benefit A -133622

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

10th Edition

ISBN:9781259964947

Author:Libby

Publisher:Libby

Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1Q

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

The following information pertains to Foundry Inc.'s defined benefit pension plan: 2021 2022 Beginning Beginning ($ in thousands) balances balances Projected benefit obligation $ ( 6,100) $ (6,604) Plan assets 5,800 6,436 Prior service cost-AOCI 610 575 Net loss-AOCI 2$ 730 2$ 816 At the end of 2021, Foundry contributed $715 thousand to the pension fund and benefit payments of $624 thousand were made to retirees. The expected rate of return on plan assets was 11%, and the actuary's discount rate is 8%. There were no changes in actuarial estimates and assumptions regarding the PBO. What is the 2021 pension expense for Foundry's plan? Multiple Choice $625 thousand. None of these are correct. $532 thousand. $603 thousand.
Sandhill Company provides the following information about its defined benefit pension plan for the year 2025. Service cost Contribution to the plan $91,600 104,400 Prior service cost amortization 10,800 Actual and expected return on plan assets 64,600 Benefits paid 40,300 Plan assets at January 1, 2025 650,000 Projected benefit obligation at January 1, 2025 692,000 Accumulated OCI (PSC) at January 1, 2025 150,000 Interest/discount (settlement) rate 11% (a) Prepare a pension worksheet inserting January 1, 2025, balances, showing December 31, 2025. (Enter all amounts as positive.
On January 1, 2016, J Co. has the following balances: Defined benefit obligation P2,100,000 Fair value of plan assets 1,800,000 The discount rate is 10%. Other data related to the pension plan for 2016 are: Service cost P180,000 Past service costs due to increase in benefits 60,000 Contributions 300,000 Benefits paid 105,000 Actual return on plan assets 237,000 Net gain on liability 18,000 The balance of the defined benefit obligation at December 31, 2016 is
) Maytag Service Co. reported the following for its defined-benefit pension plan for 2021: Settlement rate 3% Expected rate of return on plan assets 6.5% Service cost $750,000 Actual return on plan assets $460,000 Benefits paid to retirees $485,000 Average remaining service life of existing employees 10 years Projected…
Meman
On January 1, 2020, Blue Company has the following defined benefit pension plan balances. Projected benefit obligation $4,506,000 Fair value of plan assets 4,220,000 The interest (settlement) rate applicable to the plan is 10%. On January 1, 2021, the company amends its pension agreement so that prior service costs of $508,000 are created. Other data related to the pension plan are as follows. 2020 2021 Service cost $152,000 $179,000 Prior service cost amortization 0 91,000 Contributions (funding) to the plan 237,000 281,000 Benefits paid 202,000 284,000 Actual return on plan assets 253,200 262,000 Expected rate of return on assets 6 % 8 %
Menan
Peach Corporation uses IFRS. Presented below is information relate to Peach Corporation's defined benet pension plan for calendar 2023: Defined benefit obligation, January 1 200,000 Fair value of plan assets, January 1 180,000 Current service cost 27,000 Contributions to plan 25,000 Actual and expected return on plan assets 9,000 Benefits paid to retirees 40,000 Interest (discount) rate 10% The balance of the defined benefit obligation at December 31, 2023 is a) $185,000. b) $187,000. c) $207,000. d) $245,000.
Wildhorse Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its 600 employees. The company's actuary provided the following information about the plan. Projected benefit obligation Accumulated benefit obligation Plan assets (fair value and market-related asset value) Accumulated net (gain) or loss (for purposes of the corridor calculation) Discount rate (current settlement rate) Actual and expected asset return rate Contributions January 1, (a) 2025 $2,780,000 1,900,000 1,700,000 0 Amount of accumulated OCI (PSC) to be amortized for the year 2025 December 31, 2025 $3,622,200 $4,163,976 2,413,000 2,901,000 $ 196,000 Amount of accumulated OCI (PSC) to be amortized for the year 2026 $ 9% 1,031,000 10% 2026 2,902,000 3,795,000 (23,000) The average remaining service life per employee is 10.5 years. The service cost component of net periodic pension expense for employee services rendered amounted to $396,000 in 2025 and $471,000 in 2026. The accumulated OCI (PSC) on January 1, 2025, was…
Cullumber Corporation provides the following information about its defined benefit pension plan (in hundreds of thousands of dollars) for 2023: $9 21 Actual return on plan assets Contributions from employer Benefits paid to retirees Actuarial loss due to change in actuarial assumptions 20 Defined benefit expense Remeasurement gain or loss (OCI) Effect on company's shareholders' equity 10 Current service cost Opening balance, DBO Opening balance, plan assets $23 100 At the end of the year, Cullumber revised the terms of its pension plan, which resulted in past service costs of $35. Assuming that Cullumber applies an 10% interest cost and follows IFRS, determine the company's 2023 defined benefit expense and the effect of the pension plan on the company's shareholders' equity. (Enter answer in hundreds of thousands of dollars.) $ 100
The following information pertains to LL Marshall Corporation's defined benefit pension plan: 2024 Beginning 2025 Beginning balances, $ (7,600) 7,300 760 $ 880 (S in thousands) Projected benefit obligation Plan assets Prior service cost-AOCI Net loss-AOCI balances $ (8,104) 7,936 720 $ 960 At the end of 2024, LL Marshall contributed $600 thousand to the pension fund and benefit payments of $754 thousand were made to retirees. The expected rate of return on plan assets was 12%, and the actuary's discount rate is 8%. There were no changes in actuarial estimates and assumptions regarding the PBO. What is the 2024 service cost for LL Marshall's plan?
Sunland Corporation is a private company with a defined benefit pension plan. The following information is available for Sunland for 2023: Opening balance, DBO Opening balance, plan assets Service cost Employer contributions paid evenly through 2023 Applicable interest or discount rate Actual return on plan assets Actuarial loss due to change in actuarial assumptions $188,000 179,000 eTextbook and Media 52,000 69,000 10% 22,500 12,500 Assuming that Sunland follows IFRS, determine the 2023 effect of the pension plan on defined benefit expense and the company's shareholders' equity. total defined benefit expense and a related decrease in the net income and retained earnings by $ 58400 and