Fresno Company has a defined benefit plan. The fair value of plan assets on January 1, 2012, was $1,500,000. No unrecognized net loss or gain existed. On December 31, 2012, the fair value of the plan assets was $1,860,000. Benefits paid to retirees equaled $300,000. Company contributions to the plan totaled $360,000. The settlement rate was 8 percent, and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets was 10 percent. The actual return on plan assets was:

a. 224,000

b. 300,000

c. 150,000

d. 180,000