The following information is available for the pension plan of Blossom Company for the year 2020.

Actual and expected return on plan assets		$ 13,800
Benefits paid to retirees		36,600
Contributions (funding)		88,000
Interest/discount rate		11	%
Prior service cost amortization		7,900
Projected benefit obligation, January 1, 2020		502,000
Service cost		59,000

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Compute pension expense for the year 2020.

Pension expense for 2020

$enter pension expense for 2017 in dollars