Babcock Company received the following reports of its defined benefit pension plan for the current calendar year: PBO Plan assets Balance, January 1 $ 600,000 Balance, January 1 $ 500,000 Service cost 360,000 Actual return 50,000 Interest cost 64,000 Annual contribution 220,000 Benefits paid (90,000) Benefits paid (90,000) Balance, December 31 $ 934,000 Balance, December 31 $ 680,000 The long-term expected rate of return on plan assets is 8%. Assuming no other data are relevant, what is the pension expense for the year?

Babcock Company received the following reports of its defined benefit pension plan for the current calendar year: PBO Plan assets Balance, January 1 $ 600,000 Balance, January 1 $ 500,000 Service cost 360,000 Actual return 50,000 Interest cost 64,000 Annual contribution 220,000 Benefits paid (90,000) Benefits paid (90,000) Balance, December 31 $ 934,000 Balance, December 31 $ 680,000 The long-term expected rate of return on plan assets is 8%. Assuming no other data are relevant, what is the pension expense for the year?

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

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Chapter19: Accounting For Post Retirement Benefits

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Problem 3RE: Pinecone Company has plan assets of 500,000 at the beginning of the current year and expects to earn...

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PBO		Plan assets
Balance, January 1	$ 600,000	Balance, January 1	$ 500,000
Service cost	360,000	Actual return	50,000
Interest cost	64,000	Annual contribution	220,000
Benefits paid	(90,000)	Benefits paid	(90,000)
Balance, December 31	$ 934,000	Balance, December 31	$ 680,000

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