Reference no: EM132504786
Question - On January 1, 2019, Hulk Ltd. reported the following balances relating to their defined benefit pension plan:
Defined benefit obligation $1,600,000
Fair value of plan assets 1,600,000
Other data related to the pension plan for calendar 2019 are:
Current service cost 80,000
Contributions to the plan 120,000
Benefits paid 100,000
Actual return on plan assets 96,000
Interest (discount) rate 10%
Instructions -
a. Calculate pension expense for 2019.
b. Prepare the journal entries to record the pension expense and the contributions for 2019.