Reference no: EM132622118
Question - Lao Ban Ltd. sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. On January 1, 2019, the following balances related to this plan.
Plan assets (fair value) £1,300,000
Defined benefit obligation 1,750,000
Pension asset/liability 450,000 Cr.
Accumulated net loss 227,500
As a result of the operation of the plan during 2019, the actuary provided the following additional data on December 31, 2019.
Service cost for 2019 £270,000
Discount (interest) rate 9%
Actual return on plan assets in 2019 120,000
Contributions in 2019 332,500
Benefits paid retirees in 2019 212,500
Instructions - Using the preceding data, compute pension expense for Lao Ban Ltd. for the year 2019 by preparing a pension worksheet that shows the journal entry for pension expense.