Queation 18 Crane Company received the following selected information from its pension plan trustee concerning the operation of the company’s defined benefit pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2020.     January 1, 2020   December 31, 2020 Projected benefit obligation   $1,499,000   $1,527,000   Market-related and fair value of plan assets   802,000   1,127,200   Accumulated benefit obligation   1,622,000   1,742,500   Accumulated OCI (G/L)—Net gain   0   (199,900 ) The service cost component of pension expense for employee services rendered in the current year amounted to $78,000 and the amortization of prior service cost was $120,500. The company’s actual funding (contributions) of the plan in 2020 amounted to $245,000. 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 $1,205,000 on January 1, 2020. Assume no benefits paid in 2020.   Prepare the journal entry to record pension expense and the employer’s contribution to the pension plan in 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit                               (To record pension expense and employer’s contribution)       eTextbook and Media List of Accounts

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Crane Company received the following selected information from its pension plan trustee concerning the operation of the company’s defined benefit pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2020.

   
January 1, 2020
 
December 31, 2020
Projected benefit obligation   $1,499,000   $1,527,000  
Market-related and fair value of plan assets   802,000   1,127,200  
Accumulated benefit obligation   1,622,000   1,742,500  
Accumulated OCI (G/L)—Net gain   0   (199,900 )


The service cost component of pension expense for employee services rendered in the current year amounted to $78,000 and the amortization of prior service cost was $120,500. The company’s actual funding (contributions) of the plan in 2020 amounted to $245,000. 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 $1,205,000 on January 1, 2020. Assume no benefits paid in 2020.

 

Prepare the journal entry to record pension expense and the employer’s contribution to the pension plan in 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

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