Question: On January 1, 2020, K. Crew Inc. reported a $6,000 credit balance in its Accumulated OCIPension Gain/Loss account related to its pension plan. During 2020,

On January 1, 2020, K. Crew Inc. reported a $6,000 credit balance in its Accumulated OCI—Pension Gain/Loss account related to its pension plan. During 2020, the following events occurred.

Actual return on plan assets was $8,000, and expected return on plan assets was $10,000.

A gain on the PBO of $4,000 was determined by the actuary at December 31, 2020, based on changes in actuarial assumptions.

K. Crew amortizes unrecognized gains and losses using the corridor approach over the average remaining service life of active employees (20 years for 2020 and 2021). Further information on this plan follows.

Jan 1, 2020Dec 31, 2020
PBO$50,000$56,000
Fair value of plan assets$30,000$34,000

Required

a). Compute amortization of Accumulated OCI—Pension Gain/Loss for 2020 using the corridor approach.

b). Compute the balance in Accumulated OCI—Pension Gain/Loss on December 31, 2020.

c). Compute amortization of Accumulated OCI—Pension Gain/Loss for 2021 using the corridor approach.

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