The following pension-related data pertain to Metro Recreation's noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan for 2021: Projected benefit obligation Accumulated benefit obligation Plan assets (fair value) Interest (discount) rate, 88 Expected return on plan assets, 10% Prior service cost-AOCI (from Dec. 31, 2020, amendment) Net loss-AOCI if Average remaining service life: 10 years Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions Contributions to pension fund (end of year) Pension benefits paid (end of year) ($ in 000s) Balance, Jan. 1, 2021 Service cost Interest cost Expected return on assets Adjust for: Loss on assets Required: Prepare a pension spreadsheet that shows the relationships among the various pension balances, shows the changes in those balances, and computes pension expense for 2021. (Enter credit amounts with a minus sign and debit amounts with a positive sign. Enter your answers in thousands (i.e. 200,000 should be entered as 200).) Amortization of: Question no....pages ^ PBO Plan Assets Prior Service Cost-AOCI Prev 47 Question no....pages. ($ in 000s) A Jan. 1 $5,500 3,785 6,630 980 683 Net Loss- AOCI Dec. 31 35 of 39 $5,780 4,090 7,075 66 480 435 Pension Expense # Cash Next > Net Pension (Liability) / Asset
The following pension-related data pertain to Metro Recreation's noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan for 2021: Projected benefit obligation Accumulated benefit obligation Plan assets (fair value) Interest (discount) rate, 88 Expected return on plan assets, 10% Prior service cost-AOCI (from Dec. 31, 2020, amendment) Net loss-AOCI if Average remaining service life: 10 years Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions Contributions to pension fund (end of year) Pension benefits paid (end of year) ($ in 000s) Balance, Jan. 1, 2021 Service cost Interest cost Expected return on assets Adjust for: Loss on assets Required: Prepare a pension spreadsheet that shows the relationships among the various pension balances, shows the changes in those balances, and computes pension expense for 2021. (Enter credit amounts with a minus sign and debit amounts with a positive sign. Enter your answers in thousands (i.e. 200,000 should be entered as 200).) Amortization of: Question no....pages ^ PBO Plan Assets Prior Service Cost-AOCI Prev 47 Question no....pages. ($ in 000s) A Jan. 1 $5,500 3,785 6,630 980 683 Net Loss- AOCI Dec. 31 35 of 39 $5,780 4,090 7,075 66 480 435 Pension Expense # Cash Next > Net Pension (Liability) / Asset
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![The following pension-related data pertain to Metro Recreation's noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan for 2021:
Projected benefit obligation
Accumulated benefit obligation
Plan assets (fair value)
Interest (discount) rate, 8
Expected return on plan assets, 10%
Prior service cost-AOCI (from Dec. 31, 2020, amendment)
($ in 000s)
Jan. 1
$5,500
3,785
6,630
Dec. 31
$5,780
4,090
7,075
980
683
Net loss-AOCI
Average remaining service life: 10 years
Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions
Contributions to pension fund (end of year)
Pension benefits paid (end of year)
66
480
435
Required:
Prepare a pension spreadsheet that shows the relationships among the various pension balances, shows the changes in those
balances, and computes pension expense for 2021. (Enter credit amounts with a minus sign and debit amounts with a positive sign.
Enter your answers in thousands (i.e. 200,000 should be entered as 200).)
Net Pension
Pension
Prior Service
Cost-AOCI
Net Loss-
AOCI
(Liability)/
Asset
Cash
(5 in 000s)
PBO
Plan Assets
Expense
Balance, Jan. 1, 2021
Service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on assets
Adjust for:
Loss on assets
Amortization of:
35 of 39
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Transcribed Image Text:The following pension-related data pertain to Metro Recreation's noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan for 2021:
Projected benefit obligation
Accumulated benefit obligation
Plan assets (fair value)
Interest (discount) rate, 8
Expected return on plan assets, 10%
Prior service cost-AOCI (from Dec. 31, 2020, amendment)
($ in 000s)
Jan. 1
$5,500
3,785
6,630
Dec. 31
$5,780
4,090
7,075
980
683
Net loss-AOCI
Average remaining service life: 10 years
Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions
Contributions to pension fund (end of year)
Pension benefits paid (end of year)
66
480
435
Required:
Prepare a pension spreadsheet that shows the relationships among the various pension balances, shows the changes in those
balances, and computes pension expense for 2021. (Enter credit amounts with a minus sign and debit amounts with a positive sign.
Enter your answers in thousands (i.e. 200,000 should be entered as 200).)
Net Pension
Pension
Prior Service
Cost-AOCI
Net Loss-
AOCI
(Liability)/
Asset
Cash
(5 in 000s)
PBO
Plan Assets
Expense
Balance, Jan. 1, 2021
Service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on assets
Adjust for:
Loss on assets
Amortization of:
35 of 39
Next >
Prev
She
Question no....pages
odf
Question no...pages
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