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Basic Question 8 of 15

The Colorado Copper Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan. The following information pertains to that plan:

Projected benefit obligation on Jan. 1, 2015: $144 million
Service cost for 2015: $36 million
Retiree benefits paid (end of year): $30 million
Discount rate: 10%

No change in actuarial estimates occurred during 2015. What is CCC's projected benefit obligation on December 31, 2015?

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quanttrader projected PBO = initial PBO + svc costs + int costs (initial PBO X rate) - payouts
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Learning Outcome Statements

explain the financial reporting of defined contribution, defined benefit, and stock-based compensation plans

CFA® 2025 Level I Curriculum, Volume 2, Module 8.