The following information pertains to Havana Corporation's defined benefit pension plan:

$($$ in thousands$)$

$2024$ Beginning balances

$2025$ Beginning balances

Projected benefit obligation

$ $(7,500)$

$ $(8,004)$

Plan assets

$7,200$

$7,836$

Prior service cost$$AOCI

$750$

$700$

Net loss$$AOCI

$ $870$

$ $950$

At the end of $2024,$ Havana contributed $$755$ thousand to the pension fund and benefit payments of $$744$ thousand were made to retirees. The expected rate of return on plan assets was $10\%,$ and the actuary's discount rate is $7\%.$ There were no changes in actuarial estimates and assumptions regarding the PBO.

What is the $2024$ pension expense for Havana$$s plan?

Multiple Choice

$$ $$735$ thousand

$$ $$593$ thousand

$$ $$688$ thousand

$$ None of these answer choices are correct.The following information pertains to Havana

Corporation's defined benefit pension plan:

At the end of $2024,$ Havana contributed $$755$ thousand to

the pension fund and benefit payments of $$744$ thousand

were made to retirees. The expected rate of return on plan

assets was $10\%,$ and the actuary's discount rate is $7\%.$

There were no changes in actuarial estimates and

assumptions regarding the PBO.

What is the $2024$ pension expense for Havana's plan?

Multiple Choice

$.$ $$735$ thousand

$.$ $$593$ thousand

$.$ $$688$ thousand

$.$None of these answer choices are correct.