The information is provided regarding a company's December 31, 2010 defined benefit pension plan: Service cost.............................................................................................$ 540,000
Question:
The information is provided regarding a company's December 31, 2010 defined benefit pension plan:
Service cost.............................................................................................$ 540,000
Projected benefit obligation, Jan. 1......................................................4,000,000
Fair value plan assets, Jan. 1..................................................................3,300,000
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost for the year..............270,000
Interest cost.........................................................................................................8%
Expected (and actual) return on plan assets..................................................10%
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Compute the amount of pension expense for 2010
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Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0470616314
IFRS edition volume 2
Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfield