Ex. 10.12 a. 2,500
Cash …………………………………………………
2,500
b. 76,021
d.
Ex. 10.13 a. 2,300,000
Cash …………………………………………………
2,300,000
d.
To summarize payments to a fully funded pension plan.
Eastern Electric does not have an ethical (or legal) responsibility to fund its
nonpension postretirement benefits as they accrue. It does, however, have an
ethical responsibility to provide to employees all of the benefits they have earned
during their working careers.
entity separate from Eastern Electric, this plan should contain assets
approximately equal to the pension benefits earned by employees in prior years.
Thus, even if Eastern Electric becomes insolvent, the plan will continue to invest
these assets and should be able to pay these earned
benefits in future years.
Rent Expense ………………………………………………
Leased Equipment ………………………………………
Pension Expense …………………………………………
To record monthly rental expense on equipment under an operating lease
agreement.
If the lease is unquestionably a capital lease, it would be unacceptable, unethical
and possibly illegal for a publicly owned company to account for it as an
operating lease. Such presentation would understate the company’s total
liabilities.
Education.
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