Blossom Company provides the following information about its defined benefit pension plan for the year 2020. Service cost   $ 90,600   Contribution to the plan   103,900   Prior service cost amortization   10,100   Actual and expected return on plan assets   63,100   Benefits paid   39,600   Plan assets at January 1, 2020   644,100   Projected benefit obligation at January 1, 2020   710,600   Accumulated OCI (PSC) at January 1, 2020   149,400   Interest/discount (settlement) rate   9 % Compute the pension expense for the year 2020.

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

Service cost   $ 90,600  
Contribution to the plan   103,900  
Prior service cost amortization   10,100  
Actual and expected return on plan assets   63,100  
Benefits paid   39,600  
Plan assets at January 1, 2020   644,100  
Projected benefit obligation at January 1, 2020   710,600  
Accumulated OCI (PSC) at January 1, 2020   149,400  
Interest/discount (settlement) rate   9 %


Compute the pension expense for the year 2020.

Pension expense for 2020  
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