Question

Castillo Company has a defined benefit pension plan. At the end of the reporting year, the following data were available: beginning PBO, $75,000; service cost, $18,000; interest cost, $5,000; benefits paid for the year, $9,000; ending PBO, $89,000; the expected return on plan assets, $10,000; and cash deposited with pension trustee, $17,000. There were no other pension-related costs. The journal entry to record the annual pension costs will include a credit to the PBO for:

Answer 1

Answer:

$23,000

Explanation:

Before recording the journal entry, first we have to determine the pension expense amount which is shown below:

Pension expense = service cost + interest cost - expected return on plan assets

= $18,000 + $5,000 - $10,000

= $13,000

Now the journal entry would be

Pension expense A/c Dr $13,000

Plan asset A/c Dr $10,000

        To PBO A/c $23,000

(Being the annual pension cost is recorded)

All other information which is given is not relevant. Hence, ignored it