2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Reserve for obligations at year start | $ | 164,207 | $ | 211,242 | ||||
Total cost for the year | 21,284 | (14,764 | ) | |||||
Contributions to the plan | (9,272 | ) | (13,739 | ) | ||||
Benefits paid charged to the reserve | (296 | ) | (1,128 | ) | ||||
Actuarial gain | (223 | ) | (17,404 | ) | ||||
Reserve for obligations at year end | $ | 175,560 | $ | 164,207 |
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Discount rate | 9.25 | % | 9.00 | % | ||||
Salary increase rate | 4.00 | % | 4.00 | % | ||||
Inflation rate | 3.50 | % | 3.50 | % | ||||
Average working life expectancy | 19.80 | 19.80 |
1.0% increase | 1.0% decrease | |||||||
Discount rate | ||||||||
(Decrease) increase in the defined benefits obligation | $ | (6,161 | ) | $ | 6,565 | |||
1.0% increase | 1.0% decrease | |||||||
Salary increase rate | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) in the defined benefits obligation | $ | 4,416 | $ | (4,173 | ) |
One year Increase | One year decrease | |||||||
Average life expectancies | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) in the defined benefits obligation | $ | 5,583 | $ | (5,736 | ) |