FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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The following information pertains to Havana Corporation's defined benefit pension plan:
($ in thousands) | 2021 Beginning balances |
2022 Beginning balances |
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Projected benefit obligation | $ | (6,700 | ) | $ | (7,204 | ) | ||
Plan assets | 6,400 | 7,036 | ||||||
Prior service cost–AOCI | 670 | 640 | ||||||
Net loss–AOCI | $ | 790 | $ | 850 | ||||
At the end of 2021, Havana contributed $730 thousand to the pension fund and benefit payments of $664 thousand were made to retirees. The expected
What is Havana’s 2021 gain or loss on plan assets?
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