Bostonian Company provided the following information related to its defined benefit pension plan for 2017: PBO on
Question:
Bostonian Company provided the following information related to its defined benefit pension plan for 2017:
PBO on 1/1.......................................................$2,500,000
Fair value of plan assets on 1/1.................................2,000,000
Service cost..........................................................120,000
Actual return on plan assets.......................................320,000
Payments made to retirees on 12/31..............................100,000
Amortization of prior service cost.................................40,000
Recognized actuarial losses.........................................50,000
Contributions made to plan at 12/31..............................80,000
Interest rate for discounting pension obligations.....................6%
Expected return on plan assets.........................................8%
Required:
1. What amount of pension expense should Bostonian report for 2017?
2. What is the fair value of plan assets at December 31, 2017?
3. What dollar amount of return on plan assets was deferred in 2017?
Step by Step Answer:
Financial Reporting and Analysis
ISBN: 978-1259722653
7th edition
Authors: Lawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce Johnson, Fred Mittelstaedt, Leonard Soffer