You gathered the following information related to Ashley Company’s the defined benefit plan for the current year ended December 31:  Fair value of plan assets: P2,100 million at January 1, and P2,300 million at December 31  Present value of obligation to provide benefits: P2,200 million at January 1, and P2,600 million at December 31  Contributions paid to the fund: P80 million  Benefits paid to retired employees: P50 million     The defined benefit cost for the year is  Group of answer choices  P250 million  P280 million  P200 million  P120 million

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5. You gathered the following information related to Ashley Company’s the defined benefit plan for the current year ended December 31: 

  • Fair value of plan assets: P2,100 million at January 1, and P2,300 million at December 31 
  • Present value of obligation to provide benefits: P2,200 million at January 1, and P2,600 million at December 31 
  • Contributions paid to the fund: P80 million 
  • Benefits paid to retired employees: P50 million 

  

The defined benefit cost for the year is 

Group of answer choices 

P250 million 

P280 million 

P200 million 

P120 million 

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