Question 1

Which of the following component does NOT relate to the assets/liabilities held in the pension trust for a defined benefit plan?

Accepted Answer

A) Interest cost on pension obligations. 
B) Current service cost. 
C) Income from plan assets. 
D) Amortization of actuarial gains and losses. 
A) Interest cost on pension obligations. 
B) Current service cost. 
C) Income from plan assets. 
D) Amortization of actuarial gains and losses.

Question 2

Sally is currently 30 years old and is planning for her retirement.She would like to have an income of $55,000 per year during her retirement,which she anticipates will last for another 25 years.Assume that she receives the retirement income at the end of each of the 25 years.
Required:
Determine the amount of money Sally will need to have accumulated by the time she starts her retirement.Assume a discount rate of 4%.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Which best explains a "curtailment'?

Accepted Answer

A) A reduction in the number of employees or the amount of benefits they will receive in the future. 
B) The employer puts an end to the plan using company lawyers. 
C) The employer stops contributing to the plan. 
D) The employees stop contributing to the plan. 
A) A reduction in the number of employees or the amount of benefits they will receive in the future. 
B) The employer puts an end to the plan using company lawyers. 
C) The employer stops contributing to the plan. 
D) The employees stop contributing to the plan.

Question 4

Reagan Air Conditioning Company has three pension plans for three groups of employees: production,service,and administration.Information for the three plans is as follows:
   
Required:
Provide an excerpt of Reagan's balance sheet showing the presentation of its pension plans.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

If a company provides a non-contributory pension plan,who makes the contributions?

Accepted Answer

A) Both the employer and employee. 
B) Only the employee. 
C) Only the employer. 
D) No one. 
A) Both the employer and employee. 
B) Only the employee. 
C) Only the employer. 
D) No one.

Question 6

What are actuarial losses or gains in a defined benefit plan?

Accepted Answer

A) Difference arising between the actual and the expected value of plan contributions. 
B) Expected income earned on the pension plan assets. 
C) Plan amendments that retrospectively improve pension plan benefits. 
D) Differences arising between the actual and expected values of the obligation. 
A) Difference arising between the actual and the expected value of plan contributions. 
B) Expected income earned on the pension plan assets. 
C) Plan amendments that retrospectively improve pension plan benefits. 
D) Differences arising between the actual and expected values of the obligation.

Question 7

What are the components of the pension expense in a defined benefit plan? Briefly explain the meaning of each component.

Accepted Answer

The six components are:
A)current servic

Question 8

What is the pension expense for the following plan after 10 years?
"The company must contribute $100/year for each of its 500 employees.The plan hopes to accumulate enough funds so that each retiree receives $10,000 in the future;the plan does not guarantee the investment returns to the employees."

Accepted Answer

A) $1,000 
B) $100,000 
C) $500,000 
D) $5,000,000 
A) $1,000 
B) $100,000 
C) $500,000 
D) $5,000,000

Question 9

A company reported $430,000 of pension expense in its income statement.The company fully paid the amount of pension expense owed to the trustee.The balance sheet showed that the pension asset increased by $29,000 over the year.
Required:
How much cash was paid to the pension trustee during the period?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A company reported $430,000 of pension expense...

Question 10

Which statement is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) The defined benefit liability or asset must be separately identified on the income statement. 
B) The components of pension expense must be disclosed in the notes to the statements. 
C) The defined benefit liability or asset must be separately identified on the balance sheet. 
D) Pension asset/liability amounts can be offset if a company has more than one benefit plan. 
A) The defined benefit liability or asset must be separately identified on the income statement. 
B) The components of pension expense must be disclosed in the notes to the statements. 
C) The defined benefit liability or asset must be separately identified on the balance sheet. 
D) Pension asset/liability amounts can be offset if a company has more than one benefit plan.

Question 11

Which of the following component refers to the benefits earned by employees in a defined benefit plan?

Accepted Answer

A) Interest cost on pension obligations. 
B) Income from plan assets. 
C) Amortization of past service cost. 
D) Amortization of actuarial gains and losses. 
A) Interest cost on pension obligations. 
B) Income from plan assets. 
C) Amortization of past service cost. 
D) Amortization of actuarial gains and losses.

Question 12

Which statement about "defined contribution plans" is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Pension expense equals the contributions made based on the plan formula. 
B) Pension expense equals the present value of the future benefits to be paid to the retiree. 
C) Pension cost cannot be capitalized to the cost of inventory. 
D) Pension cost may not be capitalized to the construction cost of property,plant and equipment. 
A) Pension expense equals the contributions made based on the plan formula. 
B) Pension expense equals the present value of the future benefits to be paid to the retiree. 
C) Pension cost cannot be capitalized to the cost of inventory. 
D) Pension cost may not be capitalized to the construction cost of property,plant and equipment.

Question 13

A pension plan promises to pay $75,000 at the end of each year for 25 years of the retirement period.
Required:
Compute the funds required to fund this pension plan at the start of the retirement period assuming:
a.discount rate of 5%;or
b.discount rate of 4%.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A pension plan promises to pay $75,000...

Question 14

Peter is currently 30 years old and he plans to retire early,in 20 years' time.He would like to have an income of $50,000 per year during his retirement,which he anticipates will last for another 40 years.Assume that Peter receives the retirement income at the end of each of the 40 years.
Required:
Determine the amount of money Peter will need to have accumulated by the time he starts his retirement.Assume a discount rate of 9%.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

A company reported $430,000 of pension expense in its income statement.The balance sheet showed that the pension liability increased by $29,000 over the year.
Required:
How much cash was paid to the pension trustee during the period?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A company reported $430,000 of pension expense...

Question 16

What is the key distinction between amounts recorded through income as pension expense versus amounts recorded through OCI?

Accepted Answer

The key distinction between amounts reco

Question 17

A company has a defined benefit pension liability of $1,650,000 at the end of the year.The company contributes $5,500,000 to the pension during the year and records a pension expense of $8,200,000.
Required:
Determine the value of the defined benefit pension liability at beginning of the year.

Accepted Answer

The summary journal

Question 18

What four accounts are affected by the accounting for a defined benefit pension plan?

Accepted Answer

A) Cash,pension expense,OCI,and the defined benefit asset or liability 
B) Expected gains and losses,cash,income,pension expense 
C) Pension liability,pension expense,cash,income 
D) Pension expense,pension assets,pension liability,cash 
A) Cash,pension expense,OCI,and the defined benefit asset or liability 
B) Expected gains and losses,cash,income,pension expense 
C) Pension liability,pension expense,cash,income 
D) Pension expense,pension assets,pension liability,cash

Question 19

Masons' balance sheet shows a defined benefit asset of $740,000.Records show that there are $89,000 of past service costs and $610,000 of actuarial losses that remain unamortized.
Required:
Using the pension reconciliation required in the company's note disclosures,determine the pension plan's surplus or deficit.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Masons' balance sheet shows a defined benefit...

Question 20

Which of the following component refers to the services provided by the employees in the current period in a defined benefit plan?

Accepted Answer

A) Current service cost. 
B) Interest cost on pension obligations. 
C) Income from plan assets. 
D) Amortization of actuarial gains and losses. 
A) Current service cost. 
B) Interest cost on pension obligations. 
C) Income from plan assets. 
D) Amortization of actuarial gains and losses.

Which of the following component does NOT relate to the assets/liabilities held in the pension trust for a defined benefit plan?

Which best explains a "curtailment'?

Reagan Air Conditioning Company has three pension plans for three groups of employees: production,service,and administration.Information for the three plans is as follows: Required: Provide an excerpt of Reagan's balance sheet showing the presentation of its pension plans.

If a company provides a non-contributory pension plan,who makes the contributions?

What are actuarial losses or gains in a defined benefit plan?

What are the components of the pension expense in a defined benefit plan? Briefly explain the meaning of each component.

What is the pension expense for the following plan after 10 years? "The company must contribute $100/year for each of its 500 employees.The plan hopes to accumulate enough funds so that each retiree receives $10,000 in the future;the plan does not guarantee the investment returns to the employees."

Which statement is correct?

Which of the following component refers to the benefits earned by employees in a defined benefit plan?

Which statement about "defined contribution plans" is correct?

A pension plan promises to pay $75,000 at the end of each year for 25 years of the retirement period. Required: Compute the funds required to fund this pension plan at the start of the retirement period assuming: a.discount rate of 5%;or b.discount rate of 4%.

A company reported $430,000 of pension expense in its income statement.The balance sheet showed that the pension liability increased by $29,000 over the year. Required: How much cash was paid to the pension trustee during the period?

What is the key distinction between amounts recorded through income as pension expense versus amounts recorded through OCI?

A company has a defined benefit pension liability of $1,650,000 at the end of the year.The company contributes $5,500,000 to the pension during the year and records a pension expense of $8,200,000. Required: Determine the value of the defined benefit pension liability at beginning of the year.

What four accounts are affected by the accounting for a defined benefit pension plan?

Which of the following component refers to the services provided by the employees in the current period in a defined benefit plan?

Current Liabilities and Contingencies

Non-Current Financial Liabilities

Equities

Complex Financial Instruments

Earnings Per Share

Accounting for Income Taxes

Accounting for Leases

Statement of Cash Flows

Accounting Changes

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Exam 17: Pensions and Other Employee Future Benefits

Which of the following component does NOT relate to the assets/liabilities held in the pension trust for a defined benefit plan?

Which best explains a "curtailment'?

Reagan Air Conditioning Company has three pension plans for three groups of employees: production,service,and administration.Information for the three plans is as follows: Required: Provide an excerpt of Reagan's balance sheet showing the presentation of its pension plans.

If a company provides a non-contributory pension plan,who makes the contributions?

What are actuarial losses or gains in a defined benefit plan?

What are the components of the pension expense in a defined benefit plan? Briefly explain the meaning of each component.

What is the pension expense for the following plan after 10 years? "The company must contribute $100/year for each of its 500 employees.The plan hopes to accumulate enough funds so that each retiree receives $10,000 in the future;the plan does not guarantee the investment returns to the employees."

Which statement is correct?

Which of the following component refers to the benefits earned by employees in a defined benefit plan?

Which statement about "defined contribution plans" is correct?

A pension plan promises to pay $75,000 at the end of each year for 25 years of the retirement period. Required: Compute the funds required to fund this pension plan at the start of the retirement period assuming: a.discount rate of 5%;or b.discount rate of 4%.

A company reported $430,000 of pension expense in its income statement.The balance sheet showed that the pension liability increased by $29,000 over the year. Required: How much cash was paid to the pension trustee during the period?

What is the key distinction between amounts recorded through income as pension expense versus amounts recorded through OCI?

A company has a defined benefit pension liability of $1,650,000 at the end of the year.The company contributes $5,500,000 to the pension during the year and records a pension expense of $8,200,000. Required: Determine the value of the defined benefit pension liability at beginning of the year.

What four accounts are affected by the accounting for a defined benefit pension plan?

Which of the following component refers to the services provided by the employees in the current period in a defined benefit plan?

Current Liabilities and Contingencies

Non-Current Financial Liabilities

Equities

Complex Financial Instruments

Earnings Per Share

Accounting for Income Taxes

Accounting for Leases

Statement of Cash Flows

Accounting Changes

Filters