Amortization of Unrecognized Prior Service Cost
The pension plan covers 200 employees and prior service cost is $98,000.
The employees are grouped according to expected years of retirement, as shown below. Compute the annual prior service cost amortization.
Group Number of Employees Retirement on Dec. 31
A 20 2014
B 30 2015
C 40 2016
D 60 2017
E 40 2018
F 10 2019
200