Skysong Toothpaste Company initiates a defined benefit pension plan for its 50 employees on January 1, 2020. The insurance company which administers the pension plan provided the following selected information for the years 2020, 2021, and 2022.

		For Year Ended December 31,
		2020		2021		2022
Plan assets (fair value)		$50,000		$84,800		$180,380
Accumulated benefit obligation		44,500		163,700		290,000
Projected benefit obligation		60,000		198,900		326,200
Net (gain) loss (for purposes of corridor calculation)		0		77,700		83,070
Employers funding contribution (made at end of year)		50,000		60,000		105,500

There were no balances as of January 1, 2020, when the plan was initiated. The actual and expected return on plan assets was 10% over the 3-year period, but the settlement rate used to discount the companys pension obligation was 13% in 2020, 11% in 2021, and 8% in 2022. The service cost component of net periodic pension expense amounted to the following: 2020, $60,000; 2021, $84,800; and 2022, $119,600. The average remaining service life per employee is 12 years. No benefits were paid in 2020, $30,200 of benefits were paid in 2021, and $18,400 of benefits were paid in 2022 (all benefits paid at end of year).

Prepare the journal entries to record net periodic pension expense, employers funding contribution, and related pension amounts for the years 2020, 2021, and 2022. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,525. 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.)

Calculate the amount of net periodic pension expense that the company would recognize in 2020, 2021, and 2022. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, eg. 2,525.) Pension expense for 2020 $ 60,000 Pension expense for 2021 $ 86,400 Pension expense for 2022 $ 138,937 Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Dec. 31, 2020 Dec. 31, 2021 Dec. 31, 2022