Pumpkin Ltd. received the following information from its pension plan trustee concerning their defined benefit pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2023                                                         January 1, 2023      December 31, 2023          Defined benefit obligation                                          $3,500,000                             $3,990,000          Fair value of plan assets                                                 1,750,000                               1,882,000 For 2023, the service cost is $210,000 and past service cost (effective Jan. 1) is $100,000. During 2023, Pumpkin contributed $595,000 to the plan. The discount rate is 8%. Pumpkin uses IFRS. a)Calculate the defined benefit expense to be reported in 2023. b)     Prepare the journal entries to record the defined benefit expense and the employer’s contribution for 2023.

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Pumpkin Ltd. received the following information from its pension plan trustee concerning their defined benefit pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2023

                                                        January 1, 2023      December 31, 2023

         Defined benefit obligation                                          $3,500,000                             $3,990,000

         Fair value of plan assets                                                 1,750,000                               1,882,000

For 2023, the service cost is $210,000 and past service cost (effective Jan. 1) is $100,000. During 2023, Pumpkin contributed $595,000 to the plan. The discount rate is 8%. Pumpkin uses IFRS.

a)Calculate the defined benefit expense to be reported in 2023.

b)     Prepare the journal entries to record the defined benefit expense and the employer’s contribution for 2023.

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