The following information is available for WJB Corporation's defined benefit pension plan: Defined benefit obligation, opening balance, accounting basis Fair value of plan assets Current service cost Discount rate Actual return earned on plan assets Contributions (funding! 2023 175,000 165,000 35,000 7% 8% 14.000 2024 ? ? $47,250 7% 6% 14.000 2025 ? ? $52,500 7% 7% 14.000
The following information is available for WJB Corporation's defined benefit pension plan: Defined benefit obligation, opening balance, accounting basis Fair value of plan assets Current service cost Discount rate Actual return earned on plan assets Contributions (funding! 2023 175,000 165,000 35,000 7% 8% 14.000 2024 ? ? $47,250 7% 6% 14.000 2025 ? ? $52,500 7% 7% 14.000
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Transcribed Image Text:The following information is available for WJB Corporation's defined benefit pension plan:
Defined benefit obligation, opening balance, accounting basis
Fair value of plan assets
Current service cost
Discount rate
Actual return earned on plan assets
Contributions (funding)
Benefits paid to retirees
(a)
2023
2024
Your answer is partially correct.
2025
Asset/Liability
Liability
Liability
2023
Liability
175,000
165,000
Amount
35,000
7%
8%
44,000
22,200
2024
?
?
$47,250
7%
6%
44,000
On January 1, 2023, WJB amended its pension plan, resulting in past service costs with a present value of $78,400.
25,900
2025
?
Calculate the pension plan's surplus or deficit and the pension liability or asset reported on the December 31, 2023, 2024, and
2025 statements of financial position assuming that WJB accounts for its pension plan under ASPE. (Round answers to O decimal
places, e.g. 5,275.)
?
$52,500
7%
7%
44,000
30,300
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