Crane Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The following data relate to the operation of the plan for the year 2020 in which no benefits were paid. 1. The actuarial present value of future benefits earned by employees for services rendered in 2020 amounted to $56,000. 2. The company’s funding policy requires a contribution to the pension trustee amounting to $145,023 for 2020. 3. As of January 1, 2020, the company had a projected benefit obligation of $894,700, an accumulated benefit obligation of $803,700, and a debit balance of $397,300 in accumulated OCI (PSC). The fair value of pension plan assets amounted to $595,600 at the beginning of the year. The actual and expected return on plan assets was $53,900. The settlement rate was 9%. No gains or losses occurred in 2020 and no benefits were paid. 4. Amortization of prior service cost was $49,500 in 2020. Amortization of net gain or loss was not required in 2020. Collapse question part (a) Determine the amounts of the components of pension expense that should be recognized by the company in 2020. (Enter amounts that reduce pension expense with either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parenthesis e.g. (45).) Components of Pension Expense Service Cost $56,000 Interest on Projected Benefit Obligation 80,523 Expected Return on Plan Assets (53,900) Amortization of Prior Service Cost 49,500 Pension Expense $132,123 Collapse question part (b) Prepare the journal entry or entries to record pension expense and the employer’s contribution to the pension trustee in 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Pension Expense 132,123 Pension Asset/Liability 62,400 Cash 145,023 Other Comprehensive Income (PSC) 49,500   Collapse question part (c) Indicate the pension-related amounts that would be reported on the income statement and the balance sheet for Crane Company for the year 2020. Crane Company Income Statement (Partial) choose the accounting period select an income statement item select an income statement item $enter a dollar amount Crane Company Comprehensive Income Statement choose the accounting period select a comprehensive income item $XXXX select an opening section name select a comprehensive income item enter a dollar amount select a closing name for this statement $XXXX Crane Company Balance Sheet (Partial) choose the accounting period select an opening name for section one select a balance sheet item $enter a dollar amount select an opening name for section two select a balance sheet item

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Crane Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The following data relate to the operation of the plan for the year 2020 in which no benefits were paid.

1. The actuarial present value of future benefits earned by employees for services rendered in 2020 amounted to $56,000.
2. The company’s funding policy requires a contribution to the pension trustee amounting to $145,023 for 2020.
3. As of January 1, 2020, the company had a projected benefit obligation of $894,700, an accumulated benefit obligation of $803,700, and a debit balance of $397,300 in accumulated OCI (PSC). The fair value of pension plan assets amounted to $595,600 at the beginning of the year. The actual and expected return on plan assets was $53,900. The settlement rate was 9%. No gains or losses occurred in 2020 and no benefits were paid.
4. Amortization of prior service cost was $49,500 in 2020. Amortization of net gain or loss was not required in 2020.



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(a)


Determine the amounts of the components of pension expense that should be recognized by the company in 2020. (Enter amounts that reduce pension expense with either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parenthesis e.g. (45).)

Components of Pension Expense

Service Cost
$56,000

Interest on Projected Benefit Obligation
80,523

Expected Return on Plan Assets
(53,900)

Amortization of Prior Service Cost
49,500

Pension Expense
$132,123

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Prepare the journal entry or entries to record pension expense and the employer’s contribution to the pension trustee in 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit

Pension Expense
132,123

Pension Asset/Liability
62,400

Cash
145,023

Other Comprehensive Income (PSC)
49,500

 



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Indicate the pension-related amounts that would be reported on the income statement and the balance sheet for Crane Company for the year 2020.

Crane Company
Income Statement (Partial)
choose the accounting period

select an income statement item

select an income statement item

$enter a dollar amount

Crane Company
Comprehensive Income Statement
choose the accounting period

select a comprehensive income item

$XXXX
select an opening section name

select a comprehensive income item

enter a dollar amount
select a closing name for this statement

$XXXX

Crane Company
Balance Sheet (Partial)
choose the accounting period

select an opening name for section one

select a balance sheet item

$enter a dollar amount
select an opening name for section two

select a balance sheet item

$enter a dollar amount

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