The following information is related to the defined benefit pension plan of Stanley-Morgan Industries for the year 2021:             Service cost $ 62,000     Contributions to pension plan   114,000     Benefits paid to retirees   151,000     Plan assets (fair value), January 1   649,000     Plan assets (fair value), December 31   766,000     Actual return on plan assets   154,000     PBO, January 1   945,000     PBO, December 31   950,500     Discount rate   10 %   Long-term expected return on plan assets   9 %

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The following information is related to the defined benefit pension plan of Stanley-Morgan Industries for the year 2021:
 

         
Service cost $ 62,000    
Contributions to pension plan   114,000    
Benefits paid to retirees   151,000    
Plan assets (fair value), January 1   649,000    
Plan assets (fair value), December 31   766,000    
Actual return on plan assets   154,000    
PBO, January 1   945,000    
PBO, December 31   950,500    
Discount rate   10 %  
Long-term expected return on plan assets   9 %  
 


Assuming no other relevant data exist, what is Stanley-Morgan's pension expense for 2021?

 

 
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