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Exercise 20-8 Projected Benefit Obligation Plan Assets Value Year Minimum Amorti

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Exercise 20-8

Projected
Benefit
Obligation

Plan
Assets
Value

Year

Minimum Amortization of Loss

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Exercise 20-8

Ayayai Corp. has the following beginning-of-the-year present values for its projected benefit obligation and market-related values for its pension plan assets.

Projected
Benefit
Obligation

Plan
Assets
Value

2016 $2,300,000 $2,185,000 2017 2,760,000 2,875,000 2018 3,392,500 2,990,000 2019 4,140,000 3,450,000
The average remaining service life per employee in 2016 and 2017 is 10 years and in 2018 and 2019 is 12 years. The net gain or loss that occurred during each year is as follows: 2016, $322,000 loss; 2017, $103,500 loss; 2018, $12,650 loss; and 2019, $28,750 gain. (In working the solution, the gains and losses must be aggregated to arrive at year-end balances.)

Using the corridor approach, compute the amount of net gain or loss amortized and charged to pension expense in each of the four years, setting up an appropriate schedule.

Year

Minimum Amortization of Loss

2016 $

2017 $

2018 $

2019 $

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For amortisation please refer Column G

Year (Gain)/loss Beginning of the year PBO Plan assets higher of A*10% or B*10% Excess Average remaining service life Amortisation (Gain)/loss incurred during the year (Gain)/loss Closing balance A B C D E= A(absolute)-D F G=E/F H I=A-G+H 2016 0 2300000 2185000 230000 0 10 0 322000 322000 2017 322000 2760000 2875000 287500 34500 10 3450 103500 422050 2018 422050 3392500 2990000 339250 82800 12 6900 12650 427800 2019 427800 4140000 3450000 414000 13800 12 1150 28750 455400