A teacher working for the City of Lights will be provided with a defined benefit pension plan. The city sets up a pension trust fund to monitor the resources held for these future payments. How is the amount of net pension liability to be reported in the government-wide financial statements determined?

A teacher working for the City of Lights will be provided with a defined benefit pension plan. The city sets up a pension trust fund to monitor the resources held for these future payments. How is the amount of net pension liability to be reported in the government-wide financial statements determined?

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