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Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation at January 1, 2017 Actual and expected return on plan assets Prior service cost amortization $710,000 34,000 21,000 Discount rate 10% Service cost 83,000

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(Postretirement Benefit Expense Computation) Garner Inc. provides the following information related to its postretirement benefits for the year 2017.

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Compute postretirement benefit expense for 2017.

Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation
at January 1, 2017
Actual and expected return on plan assets
Prior service cost amortization
$710,000
34,000
21,000
Discount rate
10%
Service cost
83,000

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