Question

Harvey Hotels has provided a defined benefit pension plan for its employees for several years. At the end of the most recent year, the following information was available with regard to the plan: service cost: $6.2 million, expected return on plan assets: $1.2 million, actual return on plan assets: $1 million, interest cost: $1.4 million, payments to retired employees: $2 million, and amortization of prior service cost (created when the pension plan was amended causing a drop in the projected benefit obligation): $1.1 million. What amount should Harvey Hotels report as pension expense in its income statement for the year? Group of answer choices $7.5 million $8.7 million $7.7 million $1.4 million

Answer 1

Answer:

$7.5 million

Explanation:

Calculation to determine What amount should Harvey Hotels report as pension expense in its income statement for the year

Service cost $6.2 million

Add Interest cost $1.4 million

Less Expected return on plan assets($1.2 million)

Add Amortization of prior service cost $1.1 million

Pension expense $7.5 million

Therefore the amount that Harvey Hotels should report as pension expense in its income statement for the year is $7.5 million