Frazier Refrigeration amended its defined benefit pension plan on December 31, 2021, to increase retirement benefits earned with each service year. The consulting actuary estimated the prior service cost incurred by making the amendment retroactive to prior years to be $550,000. Frazier's 50 present employees are expected to retire at the rate of approximately 5 each year at the end of each of the next 10 years. Required: 1. Using the service method, calculate the amount of prior service cost to be amortized to pension expense in each of the next 10 years. 2. Using the straight-line method, calculate the amount of prior service cost to be amortized to pension expense in each of the next 10 years.

	Amount
Year	Amoritized ($ in '000s)
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
Total	$

2. Using the straight-line method, calculate the amount of prior service cost to be amortized to the pension expense in each of the next 10 years.

amount of prior service cost to be amoritized ________ per year