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Stanley-Morgan Industries adopted a defined benefit pension plan on April 12, 20

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Question

Stanley-Morgan Industries adopted a defined benefit pension plan on April 12, 2018. The provisions of the plan were not made retroactive to prior years. A local bank, engaged as trustee for the plan assets, expects plan assets to earn a 10% rate of return. A consulting firm, engaged as actuary, recommends 5% as the appropriate discount rate. The service cost is $320,000 for 2018 and $400,000 for 2019. Year-end funding is $330,000 for 2018 and $340,000 for 2019. No assumptions or estimates were revised during 2018. 10 points Required: Calculate each of the following amounts as of both December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2019: (Enter your answers in thousands (i.e., 200,000 should be entered as 200).) Answer is not complete. December 31, 2018 December 31, 2019 $320,000 S736,000 1. Projected benefit obligation 2. Plan assets 3. Pension expense Net pension asset or net pension liability

Explanation / Answer

December 31, 2018

December 31, 2019

Projected Benefit Obligation

320

736

Plan Assets

330

703

Pension Expense

320

383

Net pension asset or net pension (liability)

10

(33)

Explaination

Balance, January 1, 2018       $0

Service cost                             320

Interest cost (5% × $0)            0

Benefits paid                           (0)

Balance, December 31, 2018     $320

Service cost                                    400

Interest cost (5% × $320)               16

Benefits paid                                    (0)

Balance, December 31, 2019    $736

Balance, January 1, 2018                                           $0

Actual return on plan assets (10% × $0)                  0

Contributions, 2018                                                  330

Benefits paid                               (0)

Balance, December 31, 2018                                 $330

Actual return on plan assets (10% × $330) 33

Contributions, 2019                                                340

Benefits paid                                                            (0)

Balance, December 31, 2019                            $703

Pension expense – 2018

Service cost                                                               $320

Interest cost (5% × $0)                                                   0

Expected return on the plan assets (10% × $0)         0

Pension expense                                                      $320

Pension expense – 2019 ($ in 000s)

Service cost                                                                  $400

Interest cost (5% × $320)                                              16

Expected return on the plan assets (10% ×$330)   (33)

Pension expense                                                        $383

PBO                                                       $320

Plan assets                                             330

Net pension asset, Dec. 31, 2018    $10

($ in 000s)

PBO                                                        $736

Plan assets 703

Net pension liability, Dec. 31, 2019   $33

December 31, 2018

December 31, 2019

Projected Benefit Obligation

320

736

Plan Assets

330

703

Pension Expense

320

383

Net pension asset or net pension (liability)

10

(33)

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