ACCOUNTING 4 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS A. At the beginning of current year, an entity provided the following information in connection with a defined benefit plan: Fair value of plan assets Projected benefit...

Extracted text: ACCOUNTING 4 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS A. At the beginning of current year, an entity provided the following information in connection with a defined benefit plan: Fair value of plan assets Projected benefit obligation Prepaid /accrued benefit cost 10,000,000 (13,000,000) (3,000,000) The entity revealed the following transactions affecting the plan for the current year: 2,500,000 1,200,000 Current service cost Past service cost - remaining vesting period of covered employees is 5 years Contribution to the plan Benefits paid to retirees Actual return on plan assets Decrease in projected benefit obligation due to change in actuarial assumptions 3,500,000 3,000,000 1,500,000 400,000 10% 12% Discount rate Expected return on plan assets REQUIRED: 1. Compute the employee benefit expense for the current year 2. Compute the net remeasurement gain for the current year 3. Compute the fair value of plan assets at year-end 4. Compute the projected benefit obligation at year-end 5. What amount should be reported as accrued or prepaid benefit cost at year-end