Question

Louie Company has a defined benefit pension plan. On December 31 (the end of the fiscal year), the company received the PBO report from the actuary. The following information was included in the report: ending PBO, $112,000; benefits paid to retirees, $10,000; interest cost, $7,500. The discount rate applied by the actuary was 10%. What was the service cost for the year

Answer 1

Answer: $39,500

Explanation:

Service Cost for the year = Ending PBO - Opening PBO - Interest cost + Benefits paid

Opening PBO

Opening PBO is the amount that the interest was charged on.

Discount rate of 10% came out to be $7,500.

The opening balance = 7,500/10%

= $75,000

Service Cost = 112,000 - 75,000 - 7,500 + 10,000

Service Cost for the year = $39,500