A Company Has a Defined Benefit Pension Liability of $1,050,000

question 42

Essay

A company has a defined benefit pension liability of $1,050,000 at the beginning of the year. The company contributes $5,500,000 to the pension during the year and records a pension expense of $8,200,000.
Required:
Determine the value of the defined benefit pension liability at year-end.

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Definitions:

Labor Rate Variance

The discrepancy between what labor actually costs and what was originally forecasted or considered standard.

Variable Manufacturing

Costs that change in direct proportion to changes in the volume of production output.

Labor Rate Variance

A measure used in managerial accounting to assess the difference between the actual wage rates paid to workers and the expected standard wage rates for a period.

Standard Direct Labor

The expected amount of labor time and cost necessary to produce one unit of product under normal conditions.