Chen Corp. sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. On January 1, 2015, the following

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Chen Corp. sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. On January 1, 2015, the following balances related to this plan (amounts in thousands).

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As a result of the operation of the plan during 2015, the actuary provided the following additional data at December 31, 2015.

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(a) Compute pension expense for Chen Corp. for the year 2015 by preparing a pension worksheet that shows the journal entry for pension expense.

(b) Indicate the pension amounts reported in the financial statements.

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Intermediate Accounting IFRS Edition

ISBN: 9781118443965

2nd Edition

Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfield

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