a) Determine the pension expense to be reported in 2018.

b) Prepare the journal entry to record pension expense and the employers' contribution to the pension plan in 2018.

View Policies Current Attempt in Progress Kessler, Inc. received the following information from its pension plan trust concerning the operation of the company's defined benefit pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2018 December 2013 $2.800,000 $2.990.000 Proiected benefit obligation Fair value of an assets Accumulated benefit obligation Accumulated OCPSC) 1.940.000 350.000 2.630,000 305.000 The service cost component for 2018 is $145.000 and the amortization of prior service costs $245,000. The comany's actual funding of the pain 2010 mounted to 5510.000 The expected return on planets and the settlement rate were