Erickson plc sponsors a defined benefit pension plan. The company's actuary provides the following information about the plan.

Instructions
a. Compute the actual return on the plan assets in 2019.
b. Compute the amount of net gain or loss for 2019.
c. Compute the amount of the other comprehensive income (G/L) as of December 31, 2019. (Assume the January 1, 2019, balance was zero.)

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January 1, 2019 December 31, 2019 Vested benefit obligation £1,500 £1,900 Accumulated benefit obligation 1,900 2,730 Defined benefit obligation 2,500 3,300 Plan assets (fair value) 1,700 2,620 Discount (interest) rate 10% Pension asset/liability 800 Service cost for the year 2019 400 Contributions (funding in 2019) 700 Benefits paid in 2019 200