Interest Cost Included in Pension Expense Recognized for a Period

question 26

Multiple Choice

Interest cost included in pension expense recognized for a period by an employer sponsoring a defined-benefit pension plan represents the

• A) shortage between the expected and actual returns on plan assets.
• B) increase in the projected benefit obligation due to the passage of time.
• C) increase in the fair value of plan assets due to the passage of time.
• D) amortization of the discount on accumulated OCI (PSC).

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