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4. The following defined pension data of Sage Corp. apply to the year 2020. Projected benefit obligation, 1/1/20 (before amendment) $616,000 Plan assets, 1/1/20 601,600

4. The following defined pension data of Sage Corp. apply to the year 2020.

Projected benefit obligation, 1/1/20 (before amendment) $616,000
Plan assets, 1/1/20 601,600
Pension liability 14,400
On January 1, 2020, Sage Corp., through plan amendment, grants prior service benefits having a present value of 126,000
Settlement rate 9 %
Service cost 61,500
Contributions (funding) 61,000
Actual (expected) return on plan assets 54,800
Benefits paid to retirees 42,700
Prior service cost amortization for 2020 15,600

For 2020, do a pension worksheet for Sage Corp. that shows the journal entry for pension expense and the year-end balances in the related pension accounts. (Enter all amounts as positive.)

SAGE CORP. Pension Worksheet2020
General Journal Entries Memo Record
Items Annual Pension Expense Cash OCI-Prior Service Cost Pension Asset/ Liability Projected Benefit Obligation Plan Assets
Balance, Dec. 31, 2019 $
Prior service cost
Balance, Jan. 1, 2020
Service cost
Interest cost
Actual return
Amortization of PSC
Contributions
Benefits
Journal entry for 2020 $
Accumulated OCI, Dec. 31, 2019
Balance, Dec. 31, 2020

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