Characteristics of the plan


Electronic Distribution has a defined benefit pension plan. Characteristics of the plan during 2013 are as follows:


($ millions)
  PBO balance, January 1
$530     
  Plan assets balance, January 1
300     
  Service cost
50     
  Interest cost
30     
  Gain from change in actuarial assumption
36     
  Benefits paid
(46)    
  Actual return on plan assets
23     
  Contributions 2013
40     

The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets was 9%. There were no AOCI balances related to pensions on January 1, 2013, but at the end of 2013, the company amended the pension formula creating a prior service cost of $18 million. Assume Electronic Distribution prepares its financial statements according to International Financial Reporting Standards. Also assume that 10% is the current interest rate on high-quality corporate bonds.

Required:
1.

Calculate the net pension cost for 2013, separating its components into appropriate categories for reporting. (Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).)




($ in millions)
Service cost
Net interest cost
Remeasurement gain from assumption change
Remeasurement loss on plan assets
Net pension cost

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