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Transcribed Image Text:Given the following information for the current fiscal year for Horizon Tech Corp:
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Beginning balance of plan assets at market value: $2,000,000
Actual return on plan assets: $180,000
Employer's contribution: $200,000
Distribution to beneficiaries: $100,000
Service cost: $150,000
Interest cost: $180,000
Changes in benefits and assumptions: $40,000
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Beginning balance of the PBO: $2,100,000
What is the ending balance of the projected benefit obligation (PBO)?
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