Question

51. lo.4 pam retires after 28 years of service with her employer. she is 66 years old and has contributed $42,000 to her employer’s qualified pension fund. she
elects to receive her retirement benefits as an annuity of $3,000 per month for the
remainder of her life.
a. assume that pam retires in june 2015 and collects six annuity payments this year. what is her gross income from the annuity payments in the first year?
b. assume that pam lives 25 years after retiring. what is her gross income from the annuity payments in the twenty-fourth year?
c. assume that pam dies after collecting 160 payments. she collected eight pay- ments in the year of her death. what are pam’s gross income and deductions from the annuity contract in the year of her death?

Answer 1

There is a vital sentence that is missing in the problem. Had it been present, the amount computed would not be the same. 

Given:
28 years in service.
66 years old and has contributed 42,000 in her employer's qualified pension fund.
3,000 per month for the remainder of her life.

a) Retires June 2015 and collects six annuity payment.
3,000 x 6 months = 18,000 Gross income.

b) 3,000 x 12 months = 36,000

c) Income from annuity payments: 3,000 x 8 months = 24,000
Loss deductions: 3,000 x 4 months = 12,000