Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781337788281
Author: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 19, Problem 6MC
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Compute the balance in the pension plan asset fund as of December 31, 2020.
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BANTRY Company reported the following in its 2021 annual report with respect to retirement
benefit obligations (i.e., Pension Obligations)
Interest Revenue on Plan Assets
Service Cost
Interest on Defined Benefit Obligations
QUESTION ONE: MCQ 3
What is BANTRY Company's Pension Expense for 2021?
A. $100,000
B. $700,000
C. $300,000
D. $500,000
E. None of these answers
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THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATES TO MCQ 4
QUESTION ONE: MCQ 4
Suppose KINSALE Company had Pension Plan Assets on 1 January 2021 of $4,000,000 and
Pension Plan Assets on 31 December 2021 of $6,000,000.
Assume that the 2021 Contributions to the Pension Fund were $3,400,000 while the Benefits
Paid from the Pension Fund were $4,600,000.
What was KINSALE Company's return on Plan Assets for 2021?
A. $2,700,000
B. $2,900,000
C. $3,100,000
D. $3,200,000
E. None of these answers
Crane Syrups Company provides the following pension plan information:
Fair value of pension plan assets, January 1, 2025
Fair value of pension plan assets, December 31, 2025
Contributions to the plan in 2025
Benefits paid retirees in 2025
$1,215,000
1,424,000
157,000
204,000
From the data above, compute the actual return on the plan assets for 2025.
Actual return on plan assets for 2025 $
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