Complete the following questions. In addition to answering the items below, you must submit an analysis of the assignment. Analyze the specific outcomes and write an analysis directed toward the team at Scottsdale Corp. describing what the numbers mean and how they relate to the business. Submit journal entries in an Excel file and written segments in an MS Word document. For written answers, please make sure your responses are well-written, formatted in APA and have proper citations, where applicable.
Scottsdale Corp. sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. On January 1, 2017, the following balances relate to this plan.
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Plan assets |
$480,000 |
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Projected benefit obligation |
625,000 |
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Accumulated OCI (PSC) |
100,000 Dr. |
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Accumulated OCI (Gain/Loss) |
85,000 Cr. |
As a result of the operation of the plan during 2017, the following additional data are provided by the actuary:
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Service cost for 2017 |
$90,000 |
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Settlement rate |
9% |
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Actual return on plan assets in 2017 |
57,000 |
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Expected return on plan assets |
10% |
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Unexpected loss from change in projected benefit obligation, due to change in actuarial predictions |
76,000 |
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Contributions in 2017 |
99,000 |
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Benefits paid retirees in 2017 |
85,000 |
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Avg. remaining service life (all employees) |
12 years |
- Use the spreadsheet Pensions to prepare a pension worksheet. On the pension worksheet, compute pension expense, pension asset/liability, projected benefit obligation, plan assets, prior service cost, and net gain or loss.
- Prepare the journal entry using the spreadsheet Journal Entries to record pension expense in 2017.
- Indicate the reporting of the 2017 pension amounts in the income statement and balance sheet using the spreadsheet Pensions.
- What is the amount of deferred pension gain or loss that the company will carry forward to 2018?
Compute the same items as in (#1), assuming that the expected rate of return is 14% and the Accumulated OCI (Gain/Loss) is a Debit balance at January 1, 2017.