Problem 17-6 Determine the PBO; plan assets; pension expense;two years [LO17-3, 17-4, 17-6]
Stanley-Morgan Industries adopted a defined benefit pension planon April 12, 2018. The provisions of the plan were not maderetroactive to prior years. A local bank, engaged as trustee forthe plan assets, expects plan assets to earn a 10% rate of return.The actual return was also 10% in 2018 and 2019.* A consultingfirm, engaged as actuary, recommends 4% as the appropriate discountrate. The service cost is $150,000 for 2018 and $280,000 for 2019.Year-end funding is $160,000 for 2018 and $170,000 for 2019. Noassumptions or estimates were revised during 2018.
*We assume the estimated return was based on the actual return onsimilar investments at the inception of the plan and that, sincethe estimate didn’t change, that also was the actual rate in2019.
Required:
Calculate each of the following amounts as of both December 31,2018, and December 31, 2019: (Enter your answers inthousands (i.e., 200,000 should be entered as200).)
