Service cost component for 2011 is $150,000 and the amortization of the prior service cost is $240,000. The company's actual funding of the plan in 2011 amounted to $160,000. Expected return on plan assets and the settlement rate were both 8%.
(a) determine the pension expense to be reported in 2011
(b) prepare the journal entry to record pensiom expense and the employers' contribution to the plan in 2011