An entity provided the following information for the current year:
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![An entity provided the following information for the
current year:
Current service cost
500,000
Past service cost during the year
300,000
Interest on PBO
600,000
Interest income on plan assets
350,000
Loss on plan settlement
before normal retirement date
250,000
Present value of benefit
obligation settled in advance
950,000
Actual return on plan assets
850,000
Actuarial loss on PBO during the year
200,000
Contribution to the plan
1,500,000
Benefits paid to retirees
1,000,000
Discount or settlement rate
10%
What is the employee benefit expense for the
current year?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F38232dba-a3ce-4ec4-bb88-0b5bcdea3a6f%2Fd5e2f3c2-976d-4262-84d8-6fa8b9617a44%2Fkbpzejd_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:An entity provided the following information for the
current year:
Current service cost
500,000
Past service cost during the year
300,000
Interest on PBO
600,000
Interest income on plan assets
350,000
Loss on plan settlement
before normal retirement date
250,000
Present value of benefit
obligation settled in advance
950,000
Actual return on plan assets
850,000
Actuarial loss on PBO during the year
200,000
Contribution to the plan
1,500,000
Benefits paid to retirees
1,000,000
Discount or settlement rate
10%
What is the employee benefit expense for the
current year?
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