Reference no: EM132878680
Friendly Company determined the following amounts related to its pensions:
Benefits paid to retirees $ 447,250
Expected return on plan assets 366,150
Funding contributions during the year 478,050
Service cost 442,100
Investment return 326,700
Interest cost 480,300
Plan assets at fair value, January 1 7,327,950
Problem A. What is the net periodic pension cost for the year?
Problem B. What is the fair value of the plan assets at December 31?
Problem C. Which investment return, expected or actual, does GAAP allow in the calculation of benefit cost? What is the rationale underlying this treatment?
Problem D. What factors affect the estimate of a firm's future retirement obligation?