Maines Company provides the following information about its defined benefit pension plan for the year 2006:   Service Cost                                                                  90,000 Plan Contributions                                                      105,000 Prior Service Cost (PSC) Amortization                       10,000 Benefits Paid                                                                 40,000 Plan Assets on Jan. 1, 2006                                        640,000 PBO on Jan. 1, 2006                                                   800,000 Unrecognized PSC on Jan. 1, 2006                            150,000 Actual and Expected Return on Plan Assets                    10% Discount Rate                                                                     9%   The tax rate for Maines Company is 35%.   Required:   Using the above information, compute Maines Company’s 2006 pension expense.   Prepare a pension worksheet detailing Maines Company’s 2006 pension plan activity.   Write the 2006 journal entry Maines Company will make to record its 2006 pension activity.   What pension-related balances will appear on Maines Company’s 2006 balance sheet?

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Maines Company provides the following information about its defined benefit pension plan for the year 2006:

 

Service Cost                                                                  90,000

Plan Contributions                                                      105,000

Prior Service Cost (PSC) Amortization                       10,000

Benefits Paid                                                                 40,000

Plan Assets on Jan. 1, 2006                                        640,000

PBO on Jan. 1, 2006                                                   800,000

Unrecognized PSC on Jan. 1, 2006                            150,000

Actual and Expected Return on Plan Assets                    10%

Discount Rate                                                                     9%

 

The tax rate for Maines Company is 35%.

 

Required:

 

  1. Using the above information, compute Maines Company’s 2006 pension expense.

 

  1. Prepare a pension worksheet detailing Maines Company’s 2006 pension plan activity.

 

  1. Write the 2006 journal entry Maines Company will make to record its 2006 pension activity.

 

  1. What pension-related balances will appear on Maines Company’s 2006 balance sheet?
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