I'm going to ask this question again. The two answers that are posted are wrong because they didn't even use the right numbers that were supplied. Actual earnings is $315,000 not $351,000. (Read the question.)

Concept Financial has a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The following were the balances for the pension plan as of January 1, 2015:

Annual Benefit Obligation	$3,500,000
Pension Benefit Obligation	3,900,000
Deferred pension gain	420,000
Fair value of the pension fund	3,300,000
Market-related value of the pension fund ( five-year weighted average)	2,850,000

The pension plan would earn 12% of the market-related value of the pension fund in 2015. The actual return on the pension fund was $315,000. The company has elected to amortize the deferred pension gains and losses over 10 years.

Answer the following questions:

Compute the amount of deferred gain or loss for 2015.

Compute the amount of amortization of deferred pension gain or loss for 2015.

Computed pension expense is $ 534,000. However, this computation ignores any deferred gains or losses for the year (in other words, actual, not expected return on the pension fund was included in the computations) as well as any amortization of deferred gains or losses from prior years. What is pension expense after considering the impact of deferred gains and losses and their amortization?

What is the deferred pension gain or loss that Concept will carry forward to 2016?

Does my answer make any sense?

Gain or loss for 2015.

Pension plans expected earnings = $2,850,000 * .12 = $342,000

Actual return on pension fund = $315,000

Deferred gain or loss = Expected earnings Actual Earnings

$342,000 - $315,000 = $27,000 loss

Amount of amortization of deferred pension gain or loss for 2015.

Amortized loss = $27,000 / 10 = $2700

Computation expense for $534.000.

Pension expense = $534,000 - $420,000 (deferred gain) + $2700 (amortized loss) = $116,700

Deferred pension gain or loss carryforward for 2016.

$3,900,000 (project benefit obligation) $3,300,000 (fair value of plan assets) = $600,000 loss + $2700 amortized loss for 2016 = $602,700