Oriole, 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, 2021.     1/1/21   12/31/21 Accumulated benefit obligation   $ 3510000     $ 1680000   Net (gains) and losses     1490000       143000   Projected benefit obligation     6690000       6840000   Pension assets (at fair value)     3510000       4041000   The service cost component of pension expense for 2021 is $523000 and the amortization of prior service cost due to an increase in benefits is $111000. The settlement rate is 12% and the expected rate of return is 6%. What is the amount of pension expense for 2021? $1284800 $1226200 $1083200 $815800

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Oriole, 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, 2021.

    1/1/21   12/31/21
Accumulated benefit obligation   $ 3510000     $ 1680000  
Net (gains) and losses     1490000       143000  
Projected benefit obligation     6690000       6840000  
Pension assets (at fair value)     3510000       4041000  



The service cost component of pension expense for 2021 is $523000 and the amortization of prior service cost due to an increase in benefits is $111000. The settlement rate is 12% and the expected rate of return is 6%. What is the amount of pension expense for 2021?

$1284800
$1226200
$1083200
$815800
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