Reference no: EM133093204
Question - Presented below is information related to the defined benefit pension plan of Grande Prairie Ltd. for the year 2020. The corporation uses IFRS.
Defined benefit obligation, Jan 1 $375,000
Fair value of plan assets, Jan 1 350,000
Current service cost 300,000
Interest (discount) rate 10%
Expected return on plan assets 10%
Actual return on plan assets 32,500
Past service cost 25,000
Actuarial loss on DBO 14,900
Contributions to plan 290,000
Payments to retirees 250,000
Required -
a) Calculate the pension expense to be reported on the income statement for 2020.
b) Calculate the amount to be shown as OCI for 2020.
c) Calculate the fair value of the plan assets on December 31, 2020.
d) Calculate the balance of the defined benefits obligation of the pension plan on December 31, 2020.
e) Briefly comment on the changes of the surplus or deficits of Grande Prairie in the year of 2020.