* Question 25 Skysong Company received the following selected information from its pension plan trustee concerning the operation of the company's defined benefit pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2017. Projected benefit obligation Market-related and fair value of plan assets Accumulated benefit obligation Accumulated OCI (G/L)-Net gain January 1, 2017 December 31, 2017 $1,474,000 $1,502,000 796,000 1,128,600 1,606,000 1,726,000 (197,400) The service cost component of pension expense for employee services rendered in the current year amounted to $78,000 and the amortization of prior service cost was $120,000. The company's actual funding contributions of the plan in 2017 amounted to $253,000. 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 $1,200,000 on January 1, 2017. Assume no benefits paid in 2017. Determine the amounts of the components of pension expense that should be recognized by the company in 2017. (Enter amounts that reduce pension expense with either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parenthesis e.g. (45).) Components of Pension Expense Prepare the journal entry to record pension expense and the employer's 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 for the amounts.) Account Tules and Explanation Debit Crede (To record pension expense and employer's contribution) Indicate the pension-related amounts that would be reported on the income statement and the balance sheet for Skysong Company for the year 2017 Skysong Company Income Statement (Partial) Skysong Company Comprehensive Income Statement $XXXX $XXXX Skysong Company Balance Sheet (Partial) Question A