U.S. Metallurgical Inc. reported the following balances in its financial statements and disclosure notes at December 31, 2020. Plan assets Projected benefit obligation $440,000 250,000 U.S.M.'s actuary determined that 2021 service cost is $64,000. Both the expected and actual rate of return on plan assets are 10%. The interest (discount) rate is 6%. U.S.M. contributed $124,000 to the pension fund at the end of 2021, and retirees were paid $48,000 from plan assets. (Enter your answers in thousands (i.e., 10,000 should be entered as 10).) Required: 1. What is the pension expense at the end of 2021? 2. What is the projected benefit obligation at the end of 2021? 3. What is the plan assets balance at the end of 2021? 4. What is the net pension asset or net pension liability at the end of 2021? 5. Prepare journal entries to record the (a) pension expense, (b) funding of plan assets, and (c) retiree benefit payments. 4. What is the net pension asset or net pension liability at the end of 2021? 5. Prepare journal entries to record the (a) pension expense, (b) funding of plan assets, and (c) retiree benefit payments. X Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 to 4 Req 5 1. What is the pension expense at the end of 2021? 2. What is the projected benefit obligation at the end of 2021? 3. What is the plan assets balance at the end of 2021? 4. What is the net pension asset or net pension liability at the end of 2021? (Enter your answers in thousands (i.e., 10,000 should be entered as 10). Show less A December 31, 2021 $ 35,000 X 1 2 $ 281,000 X Pension expense Projected benefit obligation Plan assets Net pension asset 3 $ 560,000 x 279,000 X 4 $ 5. Prepare journal entries to record the (a) pension expense, (b) funding of plan assets, and (c) retiree benefit payments. X Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 to 4 Reg 5 Prepare journal entries to record the pension expense, funding of plan assets, and retiree benefit payments. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.) No General Journal Credit Transaction A Pension expense Plan assets PBO Debit 35,000 44,000 X 79,000 X B B 124,000 X Plan assets Cash 124,000 PBO 48,000 X Plan assets 48,000 X