At the start of the year,Boy had the following balances in its pension benefit memo records: Fair value of plan assets, 3,200,000 Accrued benefit obligations, 3,200,000 During the year,the following data related to pension plan are available: current service cost, 140,000 Contribution to the plan, 204,000 Benefits paid to retirees, 200,000 Actual return on plan assets, 185,000 Discount rate, 9% The amount of retirement benefit expense to be recognized in other comprehensive income? a. 143,000 b. 236,000 c. 243,000 d. 436,000

At the start of the year,Boy had the following balances in its pension benefit memo records: Fair value of plan assets, 3,200,000 Accrued benefit obligations, 3,200,000 During the year,the following data related to pension plan are available: current service cost, 140,000 Contribution to the plan, 204,000 Benefits paid to retirees, 200,000 Actual return on plan assets, 185,000 Discount rate, 9% The amount of retirement benefit expense to be recognized in other comprehensive income? a. 143,000 b. 236,000 c. 243,000 d. 436,000

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

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Chapter19: Accounting For Post Retirement Benefits

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