Rydell Corporation Case Summary

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* Question 1 Your answer is correct. The following defined pension data of Rydell Corp. apply to the year 2012. Projected benefit obligation, 1/1/12 (before amendment) $566,400 Plan assets, 1/1/12 545,900 Pension liability 20,500 On January 1, 2012, Rydell Corp., through plan amendment, grants prior service benefits having a present value of 121,900 Settlement rate 9 % Service cost 58,500 Contributions (funding) 66,900 Actual (expected) return on plan assets 60,300 Benefits paid to retirees 40,200 Prior service cost amortization for 2012 20,800 For 2012, prepare a pension worksheet for Rydell Corp. that shows the journal entry for pension expense and the year-end balances in the related pension accounts.…show more content…
121900 Cr. Balance, Jan. 1, 2012 688300 Cr. 545900 Dr. Service cost 58500 Dr. 58500 Cr. Interest cost 61947 Dr. 61947 Cr. Actual return 60300 Cr. 60300 Dr. Amortization of PSC 20800 Dr. 20800 Cr. Contributions 66900 Cr. 66900 Dr. Benefits 40200 Dr. 40200 Cr. Journal entry for 2012 80947 Dr. 66900 Cr. 101100 Dr. 115147 Cr. Accumulated OCI, Dec. 31, 2011 0 Balance, Dec. 31, 2012 101100 Dr. 135647 Cr. 768547 Cr. 632900 Dr. Question Attempts: 2 of 3 used * Question 2 Gordon Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan. The following information related to the pension plan is available for 2012 and 2013. 2012 2013 Plan assets (fair value), December 31 $1,287,558 $1,563,858 Projected benefit obligation, January 1 1,289,400

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