
1.
Calculate the average remaining service life of Company J for 2016 and prepare a schedule to calculate the amortization of the prior service cost of Company J for 2016.
1.

Explanation of Solution
Pension plan: Pension plan is the plan devised by corporations to pay the employees an income after their retirement, in the form of pension.
Calculate the average remaining service life of Company J for 2016 as follows:
Working note (1):
Calculate the total service years rendered.
Employee numbers | Expected years of future service | Service years rendered |
1-5 | 2 | 10 |
6-10 | 4 | 20 |
11-15 | 6 | 30 |
16-20 | 8 | 40 |
21-25 | 10 | 50 |
26-30 | 12 | 60 |
31-35 | 14 | 70 |
36-40 | 16 | 80 |
41-46 | 18 | 90 |
46-50 | 20 | 100 |
Total service years rendered | 550 |
Table (1)
Prepare a schedule to calculate the amortization of the prior service cost of Company J for 2016:
Year | Total prior service cost (D) | Amortization to increase pension expense (E) |
Remaining prior service cost |
2016 | $ 88,000 | $ 8,000 (2) | $ 80,000 |
Table (2)
Working note (2):
Calculate the amortization to increase pension expense.
2.
Prepare a schedule to calculate the net gain or loss component of pension expense for Company J during 2016.
2.

Explanation of Solution
Prepare a schedule to calculate the net gain or loss component of pension expense for Company J during 2016 as follows:
Year |
Cumulative net loss (gain) (A) |
Corridor (B) |
Excess net loss (gain) | Amortized net loss (gain) |
2016 | $64,500 | $60,100 (3) | $4,400 | $400 (4) |
Table (3)
Working note (3):
Calculate the amount of corridor for 2016.
Note: The projected benefit obligation of $601,000
Working note (4):
Calculate the value of amortized net loss (gain) for 2016.
3.
Prepare a schedule to calculate the pension expense of Company J for 2016.
3.

Explanation of Solution
Prepare a schedule to calculate the pension expense of Company J for 2016 as follows:
Particulars | Amount in ($) |
Service cost | 183,000 |
Add: Interest cost on projected benefit obligation (5) | 54,090 |
Less: Expected return on plan assets | (48,000) |
Add: Amortization of any prior service cost | 8,000 |
Add: Amortization of net loss (4) | 400 |
Pension expenses | $197,490 |
Table (4)
Working note (5):
Calculate the interest cost on projected benefit obligation.
4.
Prepare necessary journal entries of Company J for 2016.
4.

Explanation of Solution
Prepare
Date | Accounts Title and Explanation | Post Ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
January 1, 2016 | Other comprehensive income: Prior service cost | 88,000 | ||
Accrued/prepaid pension cost | 88,000 | |||
(To record the beginning liability for prior service cost for 2016) |
Table (5)
- Other comprehensive income: Prior service cost is component of shareholders’ equity, and it decreases the value of shareholders equity. Hence, debit the other comprehensive income: Prior service cost account with $88,000.
- Accrued/prepaid pension cost is a liability account and it is increased. Therefore, credit the accrued/prepaid pension cost account with $88,000.
Prepare journal entry to record the pension expense for 2016:
In this case, Company J has overfunded the pension contribution by $2,510
Date | Accounts Title and Explanation | Post Ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
December 31, 2016 | Pension expense | 197,490 | ||
Accrued/prepaid pension cost | 2,510 | |||
Cash | 200,000 | |||
(To record the pension expense and its overfunded by $2,510) |
Table (6)
- Pension expense is component of shareholders’ equity, and it decreases the value of shareholders equity. Hence, debit the pension expense with $197,490.
- Accrued/prepaid pension cost is asset account and it is increased. Therefore, debit the accrued/prepaid pension cost account with $2,510.
- Cash is an asset account and it is decreased. Therefore, credit the cash account with $200,000.
Prepare journal entry to record the amortized prior service cost for 2016:
Date | Accounts Title and Explanation | Post Ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
December 31, 2016 | Accrued/prepaid pension cost | 8,000 | ||
Other comprehensive income: Prior service cost | 8,000 | |||
(To record the amortization of prior service cost) |
Table (7)
- Accrued/prepaid pension cost is an asset account and it is increased. Therefore, debit the accrued/prepaid pension cost account with $8,000.
- Other comprehensive income: Prior service cost is component of shareholders’ equity, and it increases the value of shareholders equity. Hence, credit the other comprehensive income: Prior service cost account with $8,000.
Prepare journal entry to record the amortized net loss for 2016:
Date | Accounts Title and Explanation | Post Ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
December 31, 2016 | Accrued/prepaid pension cost | 400 | ||
Other comprehensive income: Net gain or loss | 400 | |||
(To record the amortized net loss incurred during the year) |
Table (8)
- Accrued/prepaid pension cost is an asset account and it is increased. Therefore, debit the accrued/prepaid pension cost account with $400.
- Other comprehensive income: Net gain/loss is component of shareholders’ equity, and it increases the value of shareholders equity. Hence, credit the other comprehensive income: net gain or loss with $400.
5.
Calculate the total accrued/prepaid pension cost of Company J at the end of the 2016, and explain whether it is considered as an asset or a liability.
5.

Explanation of Solution
Calculate the total accrued/prepaid pension cost of Company J at the end of the 2016, and explain whether it is considered as an asset or a liability as follows:
Accrued/prepaid pension cost | |||
December 31, 2016 | $2,510 | Beg. Bal. | $33,000 |
December 31, 2016 | $8,000 | January 1, 2016 | $88,000 |
December 31, 2016 | $400 | ||
Total | $10,910 | Total | $121,000 |
Clos. Bal. | $110,090 |
In this case, the accrued/prepaid pension cost account at the end of 2016 shows a credit balance, hence it is considered as the accrued pension cost liability ($110,090).
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