The following information is available for the pension plan of Vaughn Company for the year 2020. Actual and expected return on plan assets   $ 14,700   Benefits paid to retirees   40,800   Contributions (funding)   81,100   Interest/discount rate   10 % Prior service cost amortization   7,600   Projected benefit obligation, January 1, 2020   458,000   Service cost   63,900 Prepare the journal entry to record pension expense and the employer’s contribution to the pension plan in 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit enter an account title enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title enter a debit amount enter a credit amount

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The following information is available for the pension plan of Vaughn Company for the year 2020.

Actual and expected return on plan assets   $ 14,700  
Benefits paid to retirees   40,800  
Contributions (funding)   81,100  
Interest/discount rate   10 %
Prior service cost amortization   7,600  
Projected benefit obligation, January 1, 2020   458,000  
Service cost   63,900

Prepare the journal entry to record pension expense and the employer’s contribution to the pension plan in 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
enter an account title
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
enter an account title
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
enter an account title
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
enter an account title
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
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Preparation of the journal entry to record pension expense and the employer’s contribution to the pension plan in 2020 as follows under:-

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Calculation of pension expenses for 2020

Service Cost $63,900
Interest Cost ($458,000 * 10%) $45,800
Actual (expected) return on plan assets ($14,700)
Unrecognized prior service cost amortization $7,600
Pension expense for 2020 $102,600
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