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Question: Stellantis Company provides the following information about its defined benefit pension plan for the year 2018.
Service cost $80,000
Contribution to the plan 99,000
Prior service cost amortization 11,000
Actual and expected return on plan assets 60,000
Benefits paid 50,000
Plan assets on January 1, 2018 520,000
Projected benefit obligation on January 1, 2018 580,000
Accumulated OCI (PSC) on January 1, 2018 120,000
Interest/discount (settlement) rate 10%
a. Pension worksheet inserting January 1, 2018, balances, showing December 31, 2018. (Please use the provided spreadsheet)
b. Prepare the journal entry recording pension expense.