NO.PZ201602060100001302
问题如下:
Compared to the reported 2009 financial statements, if Stereo Warehouse had used the same discount rate as it used in 2007, it would have most likely reported lower:
选项:
A.net income.
B.total liabilities.
C.cash flow from operating activities.
解释:
B is correct.
A higher discount rate (5.38 percent instead of 4.85 percent) will reduce the present value of the pension obligation (liability). In most cases, a higher discount rate will decrease the interest cost component of the net periodic cost because the decrease in the obligation will more than offset the increase in the discount rate (except if the pension obligation is of short duration). Therefore, periodic pension cost would have been lower and reported net income higher. Cash flow from operating activities should not be affected by the change.
考点:养老金会计的假设
解析 :题目问,如果Stereo Warehouse公司用跟2007年一样的discount rate,那么2009年度的财报哪一项会变低。
首先要弄明白方向 ,用 5.38%代替 4.85%, discount rate变大了 , 这是前提 , 然后问2009年的会计科目的变化。
A选项 : discount rate变大 ,根据interest cost=PBO * discount rate, 当r上升,PBO下降 , 但是r也上升了。理论上来说int cost总的变化是不确定的。 我们可以将PBO看作Bond,如果PBO距离到期时间较长,即duration较大,那么 利率上升一点点 , 价格会下降很多 , 因此discount rate上升一点点 , PBO下降很多 , 此时PBO的影响比discount rate影响更大 ,最后总的interest cost是下降的 , 所以NI会变大。选项A不正确。(一般情况下,养老金的到期日都是较长的,除非题目中说明养老金马上到期)
B选项 , 如果折现率变大了 , 说明计算PV of the pension obligation的时候 , 分母变大了 , 那么折现的PV就会变小 , 所以是lower total liability, 选项B正确 。
C选项,影响现金流的是benefit paid和contribution,这两项都不受到discount rate的影响。选项C不正确。
现金流的变化不是由TPPC和contribution的差决定的吗?而TPPC-contribution=actual return-4A-contribution,其中4A里的current service cost和interest cost不是会受到折现率的影响而降低吗?这样一来TPPC增大,二者的差也会增大,说明企业欠的钱更多了,CFF 流入,CFO流出
答案里为什么说现金流不受折现率的影响呢?