Hutchison-Sun Corporation has a defined benefit pension plan. Hutchison-Sun’s policy is to fund the plan annually, cash payments being made at the end of each year. Data relating to the pension plan for 2024 are as follows:

Required:
Re-create the journal entries used to record Hutchison-Sun’s 2024 pension expense, gain on plan assets, and funding of plan assets in order to determine the cash paid to the pension trustee as reported in the statement of cash flows.

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Plan assets Net pension expense for 2024: Service cost Interest cost (6% × $850) Actual return on the plan assets (11% × $900 = $99) Adjusted for: $9 gain on the plan assets* Amortization of prior service cost Amortization of net loss (11% x $900) -(10% - $900) December 31, ($ in millions) 2024 2023 $1,080 $900 $ 112 51 $ (90) 8 1 82