Sandhill Company provides the following information about its defined benefit pension plan for the year 2020. Service cost   $ 88,400   Contribution to the plan   103,100   Prior service cost amortization   10,600   Actual and expected return on plan assets   64,800   Benefits paid   39,800   Plan assets at January 1, 2020   634,600   Projected benefit obligation at January 1, 2020   700,900   Accumulated OCI (PSC) at January 1, 2020   152,600   Interest/discount (settlement) rate   10 % Compute the pension expense for the year 2020.

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Sandhill Company provides the following information about its defined benefit pension plan for the year 2020.

Service cost   $ 88,400  
Contribution to the plan   103,100  
Prior service cost amortization   10,600  
Actual and expected return on plan assets   64,800  
Benefits paid   39,800  
Plan assets at January 1, 2020   634,600  
Projected benefit obligation at January 1, 2020   700,900  
Accumulated OCI (PSC) at January 1, 2020   152,600  
Interest/discount (settlement) rate   10 %


Compute the pension expense for the year 2020.

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