Beale Management has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. On December 31, 2021 (the end of Beale's fiscal year), the following pension-related data were available:

Required: 1. to 3. Prepare the 2021 journal entries to record pension expense, to record any 2021 gains and losses and the contribution to plan assets and benefit payments to retirees. 4. Determine the balances at December 31, 2021, in the PBO, plan assets, the net gainAOCI, and prior service costAOCI [Hint: You might find T-accounts useful.] 5. What amount will Beale report in its 2021 balance sheet as a net pension asset or net pension liability for the funded status of the plan?

Projected Benefit Obligation Balance, January 1, 2021 Service cost Interest cost, discount rate, 5% Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions in 2021 Pension benefits paid Balance, December 31, 2021 ($ in millions) $ 560 58 28 (12) (28 $ 606 ($ in millions) $ 580 38 Plan Assets Balance, January 1, 2021 Actual return on plan assets (Expected return on plan assets, $43) Cash contributions Pension benefits paid Balance, December 31, 2021 79 (28) $ 669 January 1, 2021, balances: Pension asset Prior service cost-AOCI (amortization $6 per year) Net gain-AOCI (any amortization over 10 years) ($ in millions) $ 20 30 98 Req 1 to 3 Reg 4 Req 5 Prepare the 2021 journal entries to record pension expense, to record any 2021 gains and losses and the contribution to plan assets and benefit payments to retirees. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions. i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet 1 2 3 5 Record the pension expense. Note: Enter debits before credits. Event General Journal Debit Credit 1 Record entry Clear entry View general journal Req 1 to 3 Reg 4 Reg 5 Prepare the 2021 journal entries to record pension expense, to record any 2021 gains and losses and the contribution to plan assets and benefit payments to retirees. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions. (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet Record the loss on plan assets. Note: Enter debits before credits. General Journal Debit Credit Event 3 Record entry Clear entry View general journal Req 1 to 3 Reg 4 Reg 5 Prepare the 2021 journal entries to record pension expense, to record any 2021 gains and losses and the contribution to plan assets and benefit payments to retirees. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions. (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet