Lorin Management Services has an unfunded postretirement benefit plan. On December $31,2024,$ the following data were available

concerning changes in the plan's accumulated postretirement benefit obligation with respect to one of Lorin's employees:

APB$0$ at the beginning of $2024$

Interest cost: $($$$29,1678\%)$

Service cost: $($$$72,000116)$

Portion of EPBO attributed to $2024$

APBO at the end of $2024$

Required:

Over how many years is the expected postretirement benefit obligation being expensed $($attribution period$)?$

What is the expected postretirement benefit obligation at the end of $2024?$

When was the employee hired by Lorin?

What is the expected postretirement benefit obligation at the beginning of $2024?$

Note: Round final answer to the nearest whole dollars.

Answer is complete but not entirely correct.