AFM391 Study Guide - Final Guide: Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Pension, Balance Sheet

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16 Dec 2018

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University of Waterloo

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Accounting & Financial Management

Course

AFM391

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Sasan Saiy

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Identify whether each of the following descriptions of pension plans describes defined contribution plans, defined benefit plans, or both: must use a pension trust to hold the plan"s assets. Both: transfers risk from retirees to plan sponsors. Dbp: allows employees to contribute to a pension plan. Dbp: provides a guaranteed amount of retirement income. Dbp: provides a guaranteed amount of plan funding. A pension plan promise to pay ,000 at the end of each year for 15 years of the retirement period. Erik works for the government of alberta and is covered by a defined benefit pension plan. Erik just turned 45 years old, and expects to retire at age 65. At that time, the pension plan will pay erik annual pension payments equa l to 3% of his final year"s salary for each year of services rendered. The pension payments will continue until erik"s death, which actuaries expect to be when he turns 85 years old.

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1.Pension benefits represent deferredcompensation for current service.

A) True
B) False

2.Pension costs are recognized on an accrualbasis over the years employees earn pension benefits.

A) True
B) False

3.Almost all new pension plans pay definedbenefits.

A) True
B) False

4.Defined contribution plans require employersto make fixed payments to but not from a pension fund.

A) True
B) False

5.Defined contribution retirement benefits paidto retired employees dependend on how well the pension planactaully performs.

A) True
B) False

6.In chapter 17, our text's authors seem tosuggest that actual results rarely differ from actuarialestimates.

A) True
B) False

7.US GAAP requires that corporations reportboth pension plan assets and liabilities on their balancesheets.

A) True
B) False

8.Our text indicates that actuarial estimatesof projected benefits may be more reliable than actuartialestimates of accumulated benefits.

A) True
B) False

9. In Illustraton 17-6A on page 1005,retirement benefits have been discounted at 6%.

A) True
B) False

Retroactive changes to the way pension benefits are determeinedcan result in prior service costs.

A) True
B) False

11.

When calculating the present value of retirement benefits, lowerdiscount rates reduce PBO estimates.

A) True
B) False

12.

Retriement benefits paid to employees always reduce projectedbenefit obligations.

A) True
B) False

13. In chapter 17, our authors suggest thattoday, it's very unusual for pension plans to be underfunded.

A) True
B) False

14. A company's PBO is reported as a separatelibilitiy on its balance sheet.

A) True
B) False

15. Pension expense calculatons are made usingexpected returns on plan assets.

A) True
B) False

16. Prior service costs are amortized overtime, not immediately expensed when incurred.

A) True
B) False

17. Gains or losses arise whenever the PBO orreturn on plan assets turn out to be different than expected.

A) True
B) False

18. Amortizing net gains would will makepension expense calculations grow larger.

A) True
B) False

19. Amortized gains and losses are reclassifiedfrom OIC to net income.

A) True
B) False

20. Service and interest costs increase PBOcalculation.

A) True
B) False

21. Under International Financial ReportingStandards (IFRS) OCI gains and losses are not amortized butaccumulate.

A) True
B) False

22. Given an actual return on plan assets of$30 and a gain on plan assets of $3, expected return on plan assetswould be $27.

A) True
B) False

23. Given a beginning PBO of $400 and adiscount rate of 6%, interest cost would be $24.

A) True
B) False

24. Analysis of exercise 17-8 on page 1043indicates Sterling Properties earned a $9,000 gain on plan assetsin 2016.

A) True
B) False

25. The actual return on plan assets Abbot andAbbot earned in exercise 17-10 was less than their expectedreturn.

A) True
B) False

26. Fahy Transportation's pension expense wouldinclude an interest cost of $51.1 million in exercise 17-7.

A) True
B) False

27. In CPA Exam Question 1 on page 1050, WolfInc. would report a net pension liability of $85,000 on its balancesheet.

A) True
B) False

28. The correct answer to CPA Exam Question 8on page 1051 is letter c.

A) True
B) False

29. Analysis of Judgment Case 17-3 on page 1061indicates LDG Consulting's pension is overfunded by $405,000 at theend of 2016.

A) True
B) False

30. After studying chapter 17, it would bereasonable to conclude athat GM would account for its pension planamendment in Real World Case 17-9 on page 1063 as a prior servicecost.

A) True
B) False0

Problem 20-3

Gottschalk Company sponsors a defined benefit plan for its 100employees. On January 1, 2014, the companyâs actuary provided thefollowing information.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss (PSC)		$155,100
Pension plan assets (fair value and market-related assetvalue)		200,400
Accumulated benefit obligation		268,500
Projected benefit obligation		380,600

The average remaining service period for the participatingemployees is 10 years. All employees are expected to receivebenefits under the plan. On December 31, 2014, the actuarycalculated that the present value of future benefits earned foremployee services rendered in the current year amounted to $53,400;the projected benefit obligation was $495,500; fair value ofpension assets was $277,200; the accumulated benefit obligationamounted to $367,600. The expected return on plan assets and thediscount rate on the projected benefit obligation were both 10%.The actual return on plan assets is $11,400. The companyâs currentyearâs contribution to the pension plan amounted to $65,400. Nobenefits were paid during the year.

Determine the components of pension expense that the companywould recognize in 2014.

Components of Pension Expense

Service Cost - 53,400

Interest on Projected Benefit Obligation - 38,060

Actual Return on Plan Assets - (11,400)

Unexpected Loss - (8,640)

Amortization of Gain or Loss - 0

Amortization of Prior Service Cost - 15,510

Pension Expense - 86,930

Prepare the journal entry to record the pension expense and thecompanyâs funding of the pension plan in 2014

Other Comprehensive Income (G/L) -

Pension Expense -

Cash -

Pension Asset/Liability -

Other Comprehensive Income (PSC) -

Compute the amount of the 2014 increase/decrease in gains orlosses and the amount to be amortized in 2014 and 2015.

2014 Increase/Decrease in _____________ $_____________

Amortization in 2014

Amortization in 2015

Indicate the pension amounts reported in the financial statementas of December 31, 2014.

Gottschalk Company Income Statement (Partial) For the year endedDcember 31, 2014


	$

Gottschalk Company Comprehensive Income Statement December 31,2014

Gottschalk company Balance Sheer (Partial) December 31, 2014

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Question 4
Dustin, who is 48 years old, works for Pinnacle Inc., with a salaryof $300,000, a car allowance, and a very nice expense account.Pinnacle is a Fortune 1,000 company that sponsors a defined benefitplan that pays 2 percent times years of participation times theaverage of the three final years of compensation. In addition,Pinnacle sponsors a 401(k) / profit sharing plan and contributes18% of employees salary to the profit sharing plan. There is noadditional match. If the ADP of the NHCEs is 3%, what is themaximum that Dustin can defer this year (2018)?
A.

$5,500.
B.

$13,750.
C.

$15,000.
D.

$18,500.

Question 5
Larry, age 55, is employed by BB Trucking Company as a tire repairspecialist. He earns $62,000 per year and received an allocation of$40,000 to his employer-provided profit sharing plan for the year.If BB Trucking does not match employee deferrals, what is themaximum amount Larry can defer to his 401(k) plan for the 2018 planyear?
A.

$15,000
B.

$18,500
C.

$21,000
D.

$24,500

Question 6
Jacques, who is age 45, has just resigned from his current job. Heworked for Ace, which sponsors a cash balance plan and a standard401(k) plan. Each of the plans uses the longest permitted vestingschedule and both plans are top heavy. He has a balance of $40,000in the cash balance plan, has deferred $20,000 into the 401(k) planand has employer matching contributions of $10,000. If he has beenemployed for three years, but only participating in the plans forthe last two years, how much does he keep if he leaves today?
A.

$ 20,000.
B.

$30,000.
C.

$60,000.
D.

$64,000.

Question 7
Mikael opened a fabulous restaurant ten years ago. The food is soexceptional that the restaurant has become one of the top spots inthe city. Mikael, age 55, is the sole owner with compensation of275,000. Mikaelâs son Jamel, age 28, is the master chef withcompensation of $100,000. Jamel has been with the restaurant fulltime since he turned 18. Mikael also employs 15 other individualswhose ages range between 25 and 35 and have compensation on averageof $40,000 per year. Mikael wants to establish a profit sharingplan. Which of the following statements is true?
A.

If Mikael selected the standard allocation method and the plancontributes 10 percent per individual, the plan will contribute$55,000 to Mikaelâs account.
B.

If Mikael selected the permitted disparity method and the plancontributes 10 percent per individual, the contribution the companymakes for Mikael will be increased.
C.

Considering the needs and wants of Mikael and Jamel, anage-based profit sharing plan is the best plan for both ofthem.
D.

A new comparability plan is the least expensive, simplest way tomeet both Mikael and Jamelâs retirement needs.
Question 8

Which of the following statements regarding an age-based profitsharing plan is correct?
A.

An age-based profit sharing plan provides a greater benefit tothose plan participants whose earnings exceed the Social Securitywage base and who are over fifty years old.
B.

An age-based profit sharing plan only provides a benefit tothose plan participants whose age is within 10 years of the age ofthe owner of the plan sponsor.
C.

An age-based profit sharing plan provides greater benefits tothe older plan participants.
D.

Younger plan participants in an age-based profit sharing planusually receive the majority of the profit sharing planallocation.

Question 9 :
Acme Inc., is establishing a retirement plan and they want a planthat includes a Roth account. Which of the following statements iscorrect about Roth accounts?
A.

Matching contributions can be contributed to Roth account.

Amounts in a traditional 401(k) plan cannot be rolled over to aRoth account.
C.

Roth accounts do not require minimum distributions until afterthe death of the participant.

Roth accounts permit access for taxpayers who may otherwise notbe able to contribute to a Roth IRA.

Question 10
Which of the following qualified plans would allocate a higherpercentage of the planâs current contributions to a certain classor group of eligible employees?

A profit sharing plan that uses permitteddisparity.
An age-based profit sharing plan.
A defined benefit pension plan.
A target benefit pension plan.

1 only
B.

1 and 3
C.

2 and 4
D.

1, 2, 3, and 4

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