The following information relates to the defined benefit pension plan for the employees of a company:                                                                     1/1/20                         12/31/20                      12/31/21            Projected benefit obligation                        $207,000                      $300,000                       $414,000 Accumulated benefit obligation                    187,000                        298,000                           387,000 Fair value of plan assets                              153,000                        260,000                           448,000 Accumulated OCI--gains                                 -0-                           118,000                           206,000 The company estimates that the average remaining service life is 8 years. The company’s contribution was $146,000 in 2021 and benefits paid were $46,000. The corridor (used in the corridor amortization) for 2021 is $ ________________. (Note: a year’s beginning is the previous year’s ending.)

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The following information relates to the defined benefit pension plan for the employees of a company:

                                                                    1/1/20                         12/31/20                      12/31/21           

Projected benefit obligation                        $207,000                      $300,000                       $414,000

Accumulated benefit obligation                    187,000                        298,000                           387,000

Fair value of plan assets                              153,000                        260,000                           448,000

Accumulated OCI--gains                                 -0-                           118,000                           206,000

The company estimates that the average remaining service life is 8 years. The company’s contribution was $146,000 in 2021 and benefits paid were $46,000.

The corridor (used in the corridor amortization) for 2021 is $ ________________. (Note: a year’s beginning is the previous year’s ending.)

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