Accounting what is the funded status of barrel Barrel Corporation had service and interest costs of $50,000related to its defined benefit pension plan for the year endedDecember 31, Year 7. The company's unrecognized prior servicecost was $200,000 at December 31, Year 6 and the averageremaining service life of the company's employees was 20 years.Plan assets earned an expected and actual return of 10% duringYear 7. The company made contributions to the plan of $25,000and paid benefits of $30,000 during the year. The pension planhad plan assets with a fair value of $300,000 at December 31,Year 6. The PBO was $400,000 at December 31, Year 6, and$420,000 at December 31, Year 7. Barrel's expected tax rate is30%.What is the funded status of Barrel Corporation's pension planat December 31, Year 7?

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