1. Determination of Pension Plan Amounts Various pension plan information of Kerem Company for 2016 and 2017 is as follows 2016 2017 Service cost $100,000 (j) Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 54,000 (g) Discount rate 9% 9% Amortization of prior service cost 4,000 4,000 Plan assets (fair value), 1/1* 500,000 615,000 Projected benefit obligation, 1/1** (a) 720,000 Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets (b) 11% Amortization of net loss (d) 700 Accrued pension cost (liability), 12/31 (f) (k) Average service life of employees 10 years 10 years Pension expense (e) 110,850 Cumulative net loss, 1/1 68,000 (i) Expected return on plan assets 50,000 (h) Corridor (c) 72,000 *1/1/2018: $762,000 **1/1/2018: $857,800