Sarasota Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The following data relate to...

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Sarasota Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for itsemployees. The following data relate to the operation of the planfor the year 2017 in which no benefits were paid. 1. The actuarialpresent value of future benefits earned by employees for servicesrendered in 2017 amounted to $55,700. 2. The company’s fundingpolicy requires a contribution to the pension trustee amounting to$144,323 for 2017. 3. As of January 1, 2017, the company had aprojected benefit obligation of $894,700, an accumulated benefitobligation of $792,500, and a debit balance of $402,000 inaccumulated OCI (PSC). The fair value of pension plan assetsamounted to $601,400 at the beginning of the year. The actual andexpected return on plan assets was $54,300. The settlement rate was9%. No gains or losses occurred in 2017 and no benefits were paid.4. Amortization of prior service cost was $49,800 in 2017.Amortization of net gain or loss was not required in 2017.Determine the amounts of the components of pension expense thatshould be recognized by the company in 2017. (Enter amounts thatreduce pension expense with either a negative sign preceding thenumber e.g. -45 or parenthesis e.g. (45).) Prepare the journalentry or entries to record pension expense and the employer’scontribution to the pension trustee in 2017. (Credit account titlesare automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indentmanually. If no entry is required, select "No entry" for theaccount titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) Indicate thepension-related amounts that would be reported on the incomestatement and the balance sheet for Sarasota Company for the year2017.

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