INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780078025839
Author: J. David Spiceland
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 17.3Q
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Pension plan: This is the plan devised by corporations to pay the employees an income after their retirement, in the form of pension.
Types of pension plans:
- Defined contribution pension plans: In such plans, employers contribute fixed amounts annually, to the pension fund. The benefit amounts are based on size of pension fund available at the time of retirement. There is no commitment on the part of the employers to pay fixed retirement benefits.
- Defined benefit pension plans: In such plans, employers pay annual fixed contributions to employees as retirement benefits. Employers promise to pay fixed retirement benefits, which are computed based on the service period of employee, annual compensation of the employee, and age.
To indicate: The type of pension plan established by Corporation L
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1. Which of the following statements typifies defined contribution plans?
Investment risk is borne by the corporation sponsoring the plan.
O Retirement benefit is defined by a pension formula
O The plans are more complex than defined benefit plans.
O The employer's obligation is satisfied by making the periodic contribution to the plan.
Describe what factors contribute to the pension benefit obligation. Discuss the effect of the increase or decrease on the PBO. How is this change reported in the financial statements and what other accounts are affected? Provide an example from a publicly-traded company.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a defined-contribution pension plan?
The employer's contribution each period is fixed.
If the employer does not make contribution in full, then it reports a pension liability. If the employer contributes more than the required amount, then it reports a pension asset.
An appropriate funding pattern must be established to ensure that the promised benefits at employees’ retirement will be met.
The benefit of gain or the risk of loss from the assets contributed to the pension fund are borne by the employee.
Chapter 17 Solutions
INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING
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Ch. 17 - The return on plan assets is the increase in plan...Ch. 17 - Define prior service cost. How is it reported in...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.13QCh. 17 - Is a companys PBO reported in the balance sheet?...Ch. 17 - What two components of pension expense may be...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.16QCh. 17 - Evaluate this statement: The excess of the actual...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.18QCh. 17 - TFC Inc. revises its estimate of future salary...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.20QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.21QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.22QCh. 17 - The components of postretirement benefit expense...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.24QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.25QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.26QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.1BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.2BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.3BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.4BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.5BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.6BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.7BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.8BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.9BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.10BECh. 17 - Net gain LO176 The projected benefit obligation...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.12BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.13BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.14BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.15BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.1ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.2ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.3ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.4ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.5ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.6ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.7ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.8ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.9ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.10ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.11ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.12ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.13ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.14ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.15ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.16ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.17ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.18ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.19ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.20ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.21ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.22ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.23ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.24ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.25ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.26ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.27ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.28ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.29ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.30ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.31ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.32ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.33ECh. 17 - Prob. 1CPACh. 17 - Prob. 2CPACh. 17 - Prob. 3CPACh. 17 - Prob. 4CPACh. 17 - Prob. 5CPACh. 17 - Prob. 6CPACh. 17 - Prob. 7CPACh. 17 - Prob. 8CPACh. 17 - Prob. 1CMACh. 17 - Prob. 2CMACh. 17 - Prob. 17.1PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.2PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.3PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.4PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.5PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.6PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.7PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.8PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.9PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.10PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.11PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.12PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.13PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.14PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.15PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.16PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.17PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.18PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.19PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.20PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.21PCh. 17 - Prob. 17.1BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.2BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.3BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.5BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.6BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.8BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.9BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.10BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.12BYPCh. 17 - Prob. 1AFKC
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