present value of   123,000   Settlement rate   9 % Service cost

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The following defined pension data of Waterway Corp. apply to the year 2020.

Projected benefit obligation, 1/1/20 (before amendment)   $509,000  
Plan assets, 1/1/20   496,000  
Pension liability   13,000  
On January 1, 2020, Waterway Corp., through plan amendment,
   grants prior service benefits having a present value of
  123,000  
Settlement rate   9 %
Service cost   58,300  
Contributions (funding)   59,600  
Actual (expected) return on plan assets   48,300  
Benefits paid to retirees   43,500  
Prior service cost amortization for 2020   16,400  


For 2020, prepare a pension worksheet for Waterway Corp. that shows the journal entry for pension expense and the year-end balances in the related pension accounts. (Enter all amounts as positive.)

WATERWAY CORP.
Pension Worksheet—2020
     
General Journal Entries
 
Memo Record
Items
 
Annual Pension
Expense
 
Cash
 
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