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Hemingway Corporation Pension Data for 2015:

Prior service cost due to 2015 amendment

                 70,000

PBO, January 1, 2015

           1,010,000

FMV, January 1, 2015

           1,210,000

Settlement interest rate

                   0.08

Expected return on plan assets

                     0.10

Actual return on plan assets

                     0.09

Liability loss (gain)

              (50,000)

Contribution to plan trustee (made at end of year)

              110,000

Service cost

              125,000

Payments to retired employees

                 40,000

Include description on left side and amounts on right hand side. (show any extra calculations to the side so I can give partial credit if needed)

A. Compute the ending FMV of plan assets.

B. Compute pension over or underfunded amounts. State how this amount will be shown on financial statements.

Hemingway Corporation Pension Data for 2015:

Prior service cost due to 2015 amendment

                 70,000

PBO, January 1, 2015

           1,010,000

FMV, January 1, 2015

           1,210,000

Settlement interest rate

                   0.08

Expected return on plan assets

                     0.10

Actual return on plan assets

                     0.09

Liability loss (gain)

              (50,000)

Contribution to plan trustee (made at end of year)

              110,000

Service cost

              125,000

Payments to retired employees

                 40,000

Explanation / Answer

CALCULATION OF ENDING FMV ON PLAN ASSETS

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                                                                            $                                                 $                                     

FMV, JAN. 1, 2015                                                                                        1,210,000

Contributions                                                   110,000

Prior Service cost                                            (70,000)

Liability loss                                                     (50,000)

Service cost                                                   (125,000)

Payment to retired exployees                          (40,000)

Interest cost @ 8% on PBO 1,010,000:         (80,800)                                           (255,000)

FMV, DECE. 31, 2015                                                                                               954,200

B. Expected return      $1,210,000 x 10% = $121,000

     Actual Return         $1,210,000 x 9%    = $108,900

     Unrealised gain                                      =   $12,100

   

   This unrealised gain $12,100 will be shown in Financial statements