Lewis industries adopted a defined benefit pension plan on

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Lewis Industries adopted a defined benefit pension plan on January 1, 2013. By making the provisions of the plan retroactive to prior years, Lewis incurred a prior service cost of $4 million. The prior service cost was funded immediately by a $4 million cash payment to the fund trustee on January 2, 2013. However, the cost is to be amortized (expensed) over 10 years. The service cost-$210,000 for 2013-is fully funded at the end of each year. Both the actuary's discount rate and the expected rate of return on plan assets were 9%. The actual rate of return on plan assets was 11%. At December 31, the trustee paid $16,000 to an employee who retired during 2013.

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Determine each of the following amounts as of December 31, 2013, the fiscal year-end for Lewis: (Enter your answers in whole dollars.)

		Balance at December 31
1.	Projected benefit obligation
2.	Plan assets
3.	Pension expense

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