Financial accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780077506902
Author: David J Spieceland Wayne Thomas Don Herrmann
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
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Chapter D, Problem 11RQ
To determine
Investment:
It refers to the process of using the currently held excess cash to earn profitable returns in future. The investments can be made in equity securities such as shares or debt securities such as bonds.
Available for sale securities:
These are the securities which are acquired not for the purpose of profits due to short term price changes.
To determine: the reporting of unrealized holding gains or losses when the securities are classified as an available for sale securities.
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Hunger Games Corporation has had a defined benefit pension plan for three decades. Two years ago, the company improved the benefits at a cost of $2,800,000. Pension plan assets were $84,000,000 while pension obligations were $76,000,000 at the beginning of the year. For the current year, Hunger Games 's pension plan incurred current service cost of $6,400,000 and interest of $8,600,000. The pension's assets earned $9,000,000, which is $400,000 below expectations. There were no actuarial gains or losses for the year.
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