$1$PENSION HOMEWORK:

a$..$Assume the following related to a Defined Benefit Pension Plan of $x$ Company for Year $15$:

REQUIRED: Use an instructor$-$provided template to determine the $($a$)$ necessary journal entry, $($b$)$

end$-$of period account balances $($on Balance Sheet$),$ and $($c$)$ footnote disclosures.

b$..$For a company with a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, use the following to calculate pension

expense for the period:

c$..$ Use the following to prepare the journal entry to record Pension Expense and the employer's

contribution to the Defined Benefit Pension plan at year end: