BB Inc. received the following information from its pension plan trustee concerning the operation of the company's defined-benefit pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2020.     1/1/20 12/31/20 Defined benefit obligation P11,400,000 P11,760,000  Pension assets (at fair value)  6,000,000 6,900,000 Net (gains) and losses 0 240,000 The service cost component of pension expense for 2020 is P840,000 and the past service cost due to an increase in benefits is P180,000 effective January 1, 2020. The discount rate is 10%. What is the amount of pension expense for 2020?

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BB Inc. received the following information from its pension plan trustee concerning the operation of the company's defined-benefit pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2020. 

   1/1/20 12/31/20
Defined benefit obligation P11,400,000 P11,760,000 
Pension assets (at fair value)  6,000,000 6,900,000
Net (gains) and losses 0 240,000

The service cost component of pension expense for 2020 is P840,000 and the past service cost due to an increase in benefits is P180,000 effective January 1, 2020. The discount rate is 10%. What is the amount of pension expense for 2020? 

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