AC 302 WEEK 5 Exercise 20 Question 12
Ferreri Company received the following selected information from its pension plan trustee concerning the operation of the company- defined benefit pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2014.
January 1, 2014 December 31, 2014
Projected benefit obligation $1,421,800 $1,450,900
Market-related and fair value of plan assets 853,600 1,211,560
Accumulated benefit obligation 1,434,900 1,555,690
Accumulated OCI (G/L)â€â€Net gain 0 (192,180 )
The service cost component of pension expense for employee services rendered in the current year amounted to $79,100 and the amortization of prior service cost was $120,790. The company- actual funding (contributions) of the plan in 2014 amounted to $272,600. The expected return on plan assets and the actual rate were both 10%; the interest/discount (settlement) rate was 10%. Accumulated other comprehensive income (PSC) had a balance of $1,207,900 on January 1, 2014. Assume no benefits paid in 2014.