Sarasota Company received the following selected information from its pension plan trustee concerning the operation of thecompany's defined benefit penslon plan for the year ended December 31. 2020.January 1, 2020 December 31, 2020Projected benefit obligation$1.514.000$1.542.000Market-related and fair value of planassets805.0001138,500Accumulated beneft obligation1,625,0001,747,400Accumulated OCI (G/L)-Net gain(201.400 )The service cost component of pension expense for employee services rendered in the current year amounted to $78,000 and theamortization of prior service.cost was $122,400. The company's actual funding (contributions) of the planin 2020 amounted to$253,000. The expected return on plan assets and the actual rate were both 10%, the interest/discount (settlement) rate was 10%.Accumulated other comprehensive income (PSC) had a balance of S1.224,000 on January 1. 2020. Assume no benefits paid in 2020.(a)Determine the amounts of the components of pension expense that should be recognized by the company in 2020, (Enter omountsthat reduce pension expense with either a negative sign preceding the number eg. -45 or parenthesis es.(45))Components of Pension Expense

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Determine the amounts of the components of penaion expense that should be recognized by the company in 2020, (Enter omounts that reduce pension expense with either a negative sign preceding the number eg. -45 or parenthesis e.s (45) Components of Pension Expense

Determine the amounts of the components of penaion expense that should be recognized by the company in 2020, (Enter omounts that reduce pension expense with either a negative sign preceding the number eg. -45 or parenthesis e.s (45) Components of Pension Expense

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