The following facts apply to the pension plan of Boudreau Inc. for the year 2014. Plan assets,

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The following facts apply to the pension plan of Boudreau Inc. for the year 2014.

Plan assets, January 1, 2014                                               $490,000
Projected benefit obligation, January 1, 2014                      490,000
Settlement rate                                                                              8%
Service cost                                                                              40,000
Contributions (funding)                                                           25,000
Actual and expected return on plan assets                              49,700
Benefits paid to retirees                                                           33,400

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Using the preceding data, compute pension expense for the year 2014. As part of your solution, prepare a pension worksheet that shows the journal entry for pension expense for 2014 and the year-end balances in the related pension accounts.

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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-1118147290

15th edition

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

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