Rebekah Company provides the following information about its defined-benefit pension plan for the year 2008. Service cost

Question:

Rebekah Company provides the following information about its defined-benefit pension plan for the year 2008.

Service cost ...................$ 90,000

Contribution to the plan ................105,000

Prior service cost amortization ..............10,000

Actual and expected return on plan assets ...........64,000

Benefits paid ....................40,000

Pension liability at January 1, 2008 ..........160,000

Plan assets at January 1, 2008 .............640,000

Projected benefit obligation at January 1, 2008 ......800,000

Accumulated other comprehensive income (PSC)

balance at December 31, 2007 ..............150,000

Interest/discount (settlement) rate ............10%

Instructions

Compute the pension expense for the year 2008.

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