Coronado Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan. The following information related to the pension...

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Coronado Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan. The following information related to the pension plan is available for 2020 and 2021.

2020

2021

Plan assets (fair value), December 31 $733,950 $891,450
Projected benefit obligation, January 1 735,000 840,000
Pension asset/liability, January 1 147,000 Cr. ?
Prior service cost, January 1 262,500 252,000
Service cost 63,000 94,500
Actual and expected return on plan assets 25,200 31,500
Amortization of prior service cost 10,500 12,600
Contributions (funding) 120,750 126,000
Accumulated benefit obligation, December 31 525,000 577,500
Interest/settlement rate 10 % 10 %

Compute pension expense for 2020 and 2021.

Pension expense for 2020

$

Pension expense for 2021

$

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