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Exercise 20-23 Pronghorn Co. provides the following information about its postre

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Exercise 20-23

Pronghorn Co. provides the following information about its postretirement benefit plan for the year 2017.

Service cost

$89,900

Prior service cost amortization

3,100

Contribution to the plan

51,500

Actual and expected return on plan assets

57,900

Benefits paid

43,400

Plan assets at January 1, 2017

714,600

Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation at January 1, 2017

750,400

Accumulated OCI (PSC) at January 1, 2017

102,300

Dr.

Discount rate

9

%


Prepare a worksheet inserting January 1, 2017, balances, showing December 31, 2017, balances, and the journal entry recording postretirement benefit expense. (Enter all amounts as positive.)

PRONGHORN CO.
Postretirement Benefit Worksheet—2017

General Journal Entries

Memo Record

Items

Annual Postretirement
Expense

Cash

OCI—Prior
Service Cost

Postretirement Asset/
Liability

APBO

Plan Assets

Balance, Jan. 1, 2017

$

Dr.Cr.

$

Dr.Cr.

$

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$

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$

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$

Dr.Cr.

Service cost

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Interest cost

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Actual return

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Contributions

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Benefits

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Amortization of PSC

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Journal entry for 2017

$

Dr.Cr.

$

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Accumulated OCI, Dec. 31, 2016

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Dr.Cr.

Balance, Dec. 31, 2017

$

Dr.Cr.

$

Dr.Cr.

$

Dr.Cr.

$

Dr.Cr.

Service cost

$89,900

Prior service cost amortization

3,100

Contribution to the plan

51,500

Actual and expected return on plan assets

57,900

Benefits paid

43,400

Plan assets at January 1, 2017

714,600

Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation at January 1, 2017

750,400

Accumulated OCI (PSC) at January 1, 2017

102,300

Dr.

Discount rate

9

%

Explanation / Answer

Pronghorn Co. Postretirement Benefit Worksheet—2017 General Journal Entries Memo Record Items Annual Postretirement Cash OCI—Prior Postretirement Asset/ APBO Plan Assets Expense Service Cost Liability Balance, Jan. 1, 2017 $ $ $ 35800 Cr. 750400 Cr. 714600 Dr. Service cost 89900 Dr. 89900 Cr. Interest cost 67536 Dr. 67536 Cr. Actual return 57900 Cr. 57900 Dr. Contributions 51500 Cr 51500 Dr. Benefits 43400 Dr. 43400 Cr. Amortization of PSC 3100 Dr. 3100 Cr. Journal entry for 2017 102636 Dr. 51500 Cr. 3100 Cr. 48036 Cr. Accumulated OCI, Dec. 31, 2016 102300 Dr. Balance, Dec. 31, 2017 99200 Dr. 83836 Cr. 864436 Cr. 780600 Dr. Service Cost 89900 Interest on Accumu lated Posstretirement Benfit Obligation (9%* $750400) 67536 Expected Return on Plan Asset -57900 Amortisation of Prior Service Cost 3100 Post Retirement Expense 102636