Reference no: EM132601840
Fernando's Furniture Inc. sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The plan's trustee reports the following information for calendar 2014:
Defined benefit obligation, Jan 1 $240,00 0
Fair value of plan assets, Jan 1 180,000
Current service cost 80,000
Actual & expected return on plan assets 21,000
Contributions 70,000
Benefits paid to retirees 120,000
Interest (discount) rate 10%
Past service costs (as of Jan 1) 10,000
The corporation uses the immediate recognition approach under ASPE.
Instructions
Question a. Calculate the amount of pension expense for 2014, and prepare the required adjusting journal entries.
Question b. Calculate the funded status of the plan on December 31, 2014.