Zeff Manufacturing provides the following information about its postretirement health care plan for 20X1: Accumulated postretirement benefit
Question:
Zeff Manufacturing provides the following information about its postretirement health care plan for 20X1:
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation on 1/1 | $ 300,000 |
Fair value of plan assets on 1/1 | 30,000 |
Benefits paid to retirees at 12/31 | 6,500 |
Service cost | 20,000 |
Recognized prior service cost | 10,000 |
Recognized actuarial loss | 7,000 |
Actual return on plan assets | 4,500 |
Contributions to the plan at 12/31 | 12,000 |
Discount rate | 8% |
Expected long-run rate of return on plan assets | 10% |
Required:
1. Determine Zeff’s postretirement health care expense in 20X1.
2. Determine the fair value of plan assets at December 31, 20X1.
3. Determine the APBO amount at December 31, 20X1.
Step by Step Answer:
Financial Reporting And Analysis
ISBN: 9781260247848
8th Edition
Authors: Lawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce Johnson, Fred Mittelstaedt, Leonard Soffer