Answer:
The Journal entries are as follows:
1.
Service Cost A/c Dr. $22
Interest cost A/c Dr. $15
To Expected return- Plan Assets $9
To Pension expense $28
(To record the pension expense for 2018)
Workings:
Expected return- Plan Assets = 12% of plan assets
= 0.12 × $75
= $9
2.
(i) Pension Expense A/c Dr. $28
Plan Assets (expected return on plan assets) A/c Dr. $9
To PBO (22 service cost + 15 interest cost) $37
(To record pension expense)
(ii) Plan assets A/c Dr. $22
To cash $22
(To record the funding)
(iii) PBO A/c Dr. $8
To plan assets $8
(To record PBO or plan assets)