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Hiatt Toothpaste Company initiates a defined benefit pension plan for its 50 employees on January 1, 2014 . The insurance company which administers the pension

HiattToothpasteCompanyinitiatesadefinedbenefitpensionplanfor its 50employeesonJanuary1,2014. The insurancecompanywhich administers thepensionplanprovided the following selected information for the years2014, 2015, and 2016.

For Year Ended December 31,

2014

2015

2016

Planassets (fair value) $50,800 $77,140 $165,854
Accumulatedbenefitobligation 47,100 165,300 298,400
Projectedbenefitobligation 58,860 183,875 343,600
Net (gain) loss (for purposes of corridor calculation) 0 79,000 88,900
Employers funding contribution (made at end of year) 50,800 58,860 106,000

There were no balances as ofJanuary1,2014, when theplanwas initiated. The actual and expected return onplanassets was 10% over the 3-year period, but the settlement rate used to discount thecompanyspensionobligation was 13% in2014, 11% in 2015, and 8% in 2016. The service cost component of net periodicpensionexpense amounted to the following:2014, $58,860; 2015, $77,140; and 2016, $120,900. The average remaining service life per employee is 12 years. No benefits were paid in2014, $37,600 of benefits were paid in 2015, and $25,000 of benefits were paid in 2016 (all benefits paid at end of year).

Calculate the amount of net periodicpensionexpense that thecompanywould recognize in2014, 2015, and 2016.(Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,525.)
Pensionexpense for2014 $

Pensionexpense for 2015 $

Pensionexpense for 2016 $

Prepare the journal entries to record net periodicpensionexpense, employers funding contribution, and relatedpensionamounts for the years2014, 2015, and 2016.(Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,525. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

Dec. 31,2014

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2016

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