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CHAPTER 20 ACCOUNTING FOR PENSIONS AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS TRUe-FALSe—Conceptual Answer No. Description F 1. Funded pension plan. T 2. Qualified pension plans. F 3. Defined-contribution plan liability. T 4. Defined-benefit plans. T 5. Vested benefit obligation. F 6. Accumulated benefit obligation. F 7. Definition of service cost. T 8. Definition of interest cost. F 9. Recognizing projected benefit obligation. T 10. Prepaid/Accrued Pension Cost balance. F 11. Plan amendment and projected benefit obligation increase. F 12. Years-of-service amortization method. T 13. Expected return and actual return. F 14. Unexpected gains and losses. T 15. Unrecognized Net Gain/Loss account and the corridor.…show more content…
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requires recognition of an asset. b. requires recognition of an asset if the excess fair value of plan assets exceeds the corridor amount. c. recommends recognition of an asset but does not require such recognition. d. does not permit recognition of an asset. 55. Which of the following disclosures of pension plan information would not normally be required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 132, "Employers' Disclosure about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits”? a. The major components of pension expense b. The amount paid from the pension fund to retirees during the period c. The funded status of the plan and the amounts recognized in the financial statements d. The rates used in measuring the benefit amounts 56. The main purpose of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is to a. require minimum funding of pensions. b. require plan administrators to publish a comprehensive description and summary of their plans. c. administer terminated plans and to impose liens on the employer's assets for certain unfunded pension

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