Wildhorse Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan. The following information related to the pension plan is available for 2020 and 2021.     2020   2021 Plan assets (fair value), December 31   $817,830     $993,330   Projected benefit obligation, January 1   819,000     936,000   Pension asset/liability, January 1   163,800  Cr.   ?   Prior service cost, January 1   292,500     280,800   Service cost   70,200     105,300   Actual and expected return on plan assets   28,080     35,100   Amortization of prior service cost   11,700     14,040   Contributions (funding)   134,550     140,400   Accumulated benefit obligation, December 31   585,000     643,500   Interest/settlement rate   10 %   10 % Prepare the journal entries to record the pension expense and the company’s funding of the pension plan for both years.

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Wildhorse Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan. The following information related to the pension plan is available for 2020 and 2021.

   
2020
 
2021
Plan assets (fair value), December 31   $817,830     $993,330  
Projected benefit obligation, January 1   819,000     936,000  
Pension asset/liability, January 1   163,800  Cr.   ?  
Prior service cost, January 1   292,500     280,800  
Service cost   70,200     105,300  
Actual and expected return on plan assets   28,080     35,100  
Amortization of prior service cost   11,700     14,040  
Contributions (funding)   134,550     140,400  
Accumulated benefit obligation, December 31   585,000     643,500  
Interest/settlement rate   10 %   10 %

Prepare the journal entries to record the pension expense and the company’s funding of the pension plan for both years.

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