The following information pertains to Lee Corporation 's defined benefit pension plan for 2017 Service cost $160,000 Actual and expected return on plan assets 35,000 Amortization of prior service costs 5,000 Interest on pension obligation 50,000 Required Determine the pension expense that Lee Corpo...

Pension expense is calculated as foll ...

The following information pertains to Lee Corporation's defined benefit pension plan for 2017: Service cost................................................$160,000 Actual and

Question:

The following information pertains to Lee Corporation's defined benefit pension plan for 2017:
Service cost................................................$160,000
Actual and on plan assets...............35,000
Amortization of prior service costs.........................5,000
Interest on pension obligation..............................50,000
Required:
Determine the pension expense that Lee would include in its 2017 net income.
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