The city of Redder has a single-employer defined benefit pension plan with a trust that meets GASB requirements to provide retiree pension benefits to its Water Utility Enterprise Fund employees. The city contributed $140,000 cash to the pension plan during its fiscal year ending September 30, 2022. The actuary provides the following additional information in its reporting package to the city of Redder accounting department for its use in preparing the Water Utility Enterprise Fund’s financial statements.

	Fiscal Year Ending	Fiscal Year Ending
Actuarial Provided Information	September 30, 2021	September 30, 2022
Net Pension Liability	$1,400,000	$1,410,000
Deferred inflow of resources—investment gain	$80,000	$70,000
Deferred outflow of resources—demographic factors	$170,000	$165,000

What is the pension expense that should be reported for the Water Utility Enterprise Fund on September 30, 2022?

Select one:

a. $10,000

b. $155,000

c. $145,000

d. $140,000

e. No pension expense needs to be recorded