Pronghorn Company received the following selected information from its pension plan trustee concerning the operation of the companys defined benefit pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2017.

		January 1, 2017		December 31, 2017
Projected benefit obligation		$1,523,000		$1,550,000
Market-related and fair value of plan assets		794,000		1,128,400
Accumulated benefit obligation		1,597,000		1,716,400
Accumulated OCI (G/L)Net gain		0		(202,300)

a) The service cost component of pension expense for employee services rendered in the current year amounted to $77,000 and the amortization of prior service cost was $119,400. The companys actual funding (contributions) of the plan in 2017 amounted to $255,000. The expected return on plan assets and the actual rate were both 10%; the interest/discount (settlement) rate was 10%. Accumulated other comprehensive income (PSC) had a balance of $1,194,000 on January 1, 2017. Assume no benefits paid in 2017.

b) Prepare the journal entry to record pension expense and the employers contribution to the pension plan in 2017. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

c) Indicate the pension-related amounts that would be reported on the income statement and the balance sheet for Pronghorn Company for the year 2017.

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Accumulated Depreciation Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Cash Common Stock Cost of Goods Sold Depreciation Expense Interest Expense Inventory No Entry Notes Payable Other Comprehensive Income (G/L) Other Comprehensive Income (PSC) Pension Asset/Liability Pension Expense Plant and Equipment Postretirement Asset/Liability Postretirement Expense Retained Earnings Salary Expense Sales

Components of Pension Expense Service Cost Interest on Projected Benefit Obligation Expected Return on Plan Assets Amortization of Prior Service Cost Debit Account Titles and Explanation Credit Pension Expense Pension Asset/Liability Other Comprehensive Income (G/L) Cash Other Comprehensive Income (PSC) (To record pension expense and employer's contribution) Pronghorn Company Income Statement (Partial) Pronghorn Company Comprehensive Income Statement $XXXX $XXXX Pronghorn Company Balance Sheet (Partlal)