The following information is made available involvingthe defined benefit pension plan of PrincessCompany for the year 2018:Fair value of plan assets, 1/1/17P3,500,000Present value of benefit obligation 1/1/173,750,000Current service cost700,000Actuarial return on plan asset420,000Contribution to the plan600,000Benefits paid to retirees750,000,Decrease in the present value of benefitobligation due to change in actuarial assumptions100,000Present value of defined benefit obligation settled250,000Settlement price of defined benefit obligation200,000Discount rate10%What is the fair value of the plan asset as ofDecember 31, 2018?

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