Projected benefit obligation (PBO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $(15,000)
Fair value of pension fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,000
Deferred net pension (gain)/loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $(1,100)
Discount rate for the PBO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8%
During the year, service cost was $1,500. The actual return on the pension fund was $700. Compute pension expense for the year and the ending balance in deferred net pension (gain)/loss assuming that (1) the expected return on the pension fund is 10% and (2) the expected return on the pension fund is 12%.
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