Splish Company provides the following selected information related to its defined benefit pension plan for 2020. Pension asset/liability (January 1) $22,500 Cr. Accumulated benefit obligation (December 31) 398,600 Actual and expected return on plan assets 9,600 Contributions (funding) in 2020 149,600 Fair value of plan assets (December 31) 795,600 Settlement rate 10 % Projected benefit obligation (January 1) 702,900 Service cost 79,560

Compute pension expense.

Pension expense for 2020

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Prepare the journal entry to record pension expense and the employers contribution to the pension plan in 2020. Preparation of a pension worksheet is not required. Benefits paid in 2020 were $44,000. (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.)