4-a. Determine Lakeside's pension expense for 2025.4-b. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record the expense, the cash funding of plan assets, and payment of benefits toretirees.Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.No1Req 4APrepare the appropriate journal entries to record the expense, the cash funding of plan assets, and payment of benefits toretirees.Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter youranswers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).23Req 4BTransaction123Pension expensePlan assetsPBOPlan assetsX Answer is not complete.Amortization of prior service cost - OCIAmortization of net loss - OCICashPBOPlan assetsGeneral Journal< Req 4AReq 4BDebit30.016.0Credit4.030.016.0Show less A Actuary and trustee reports indicate the following changes in the PBO and plan assets of Lakeside Cable during 2024:Prior service cost at January 1, 2024, from plan amendment at the beginning of2022 (amortization: $4 million per year)Net loss-pensions at January 1, 2024 (previous losses exceeded previous gains)Average remaining service life of the active employee groupActuary's discount rate($ in millions)Beginning of 2024Service costInterest cost, 8%Loss (gain) on PBOLess: Retiree benefitsEnd of 2024Beginning of 2025Service costPBO$ 30048Interest cost, 8%Loss (gain) on PBOLess: Retiree benefitsEnd of 202524(2)(20)$ 350PBO$ 35038Beginning of 2024Return on plan assets, 7.5% (10%expected)285(16)$ 405Cash contributionsLess: Retiree benefitsEnd of 2024Assume the following actuary and trustee reports indicating changes in the PBO and plan assets of Lakeside Cable during2025:($ in millions)Beginning of 2025Return on plan assets, 15% (10%expected)$ 32 million$ 40 million10 years8%Cash contributionsLess: Retiree benefitsEnd of 2025PlanAssets$ 2001545(20)$ 240PlanAssets$ 2403630(16)$ 290

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4-a. Determine Lakeside's pension expense for 2025. 4-b. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record the expense, the cash funding of plan assets, and payment of benefits to retirees. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 4A X Answer is not complete. Req 4B Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record the expense, the cash funding of plan assets, and payment of benefits to retirees. Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5). Show less A

4-a. Determine Lakeside's pension expense for 2025. 4-b. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record the expense, the cash funding of plan assets, and payment of benefits to retirees. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 4A X Answer is not complete. Req 4B Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record the expense, the cash funding of plan assets, and payment of benefits to retirees. Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5). Show less A

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