Question: 8. P Corp. has a defined benefit pension plan. On December 31, 2021 (the end of P's fiscal year), the following pension-related data were available:

8. P Corp. has a defined benefit pension plan. On December 31, 2021 (the end of P's fiscal year), the following pension-related data were available:

Projected Benefit Obligation

($ in millions)

Balance, January 1, 2021

$240

Service cost

41

Interest cost, discount rate, 5%

12

Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions in 2021

(5)

Pension benefits paid

(20)

Balance, December 31, 2021

$268

Plan Assets

Balance, January 1, 2021

$250

Actual return on plan assets

20

(Expected return on plan assets, $22.5)

Cash contributions

35

Pension benefits paid

(20)

Balance, December 31, 2021

$285

January 1, 2021, balances:

Prior service cost (amortization $4 per year)

$24

Net gain (any amortization over 15 years)

55

Required: show the computing process and precise journal entries

1) Prepare the 2021 journal entry to record pension expense.

2) Prepare the 2021 journal entry to record the contribution to plan assets.

3) Prepare the journal entries to record any 2021 gains and losses.

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