The following information relates to the defined benefit pension plan for the employees of a company:                                                                     1/1/20                         12/31/20                      12/31/21            Projected benefit obligation                        $211,000                      $318,000                       $418,000 Accumulated benefit obligation                    190,000                        294,000                           397,000 Fair value of plan assets                              157,000                        266,000                           448,000 Accumulated OCI--gains                                 -0-                           135,000                           145,000 The company estimates that the average remaining service life is 40 years. The company’s contribution was $64,000 in 2021 and benefits paid were $9,000. The actual return on plan assets in 2021 is $________________. (Use the formula: Ending Plan Assets = Beginning Plan Assets + Actual Returns + Contributions – Distributed Benefits, to figure out actual returns.)

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The following information relates to the defined benefit pension plan for the employees of a company:

                                                                    1/1/20                         12/31/20                      12/31/21           

Projected benefit obligation                        $211,000                      $318,000                       $418,000

Accumulated benefit obligation                    190,000                        294,000                           397,000

Fair value of plan assets                              157,000                        266,000                           448,000

Accumulated OCI--gains                                 -0-                           135,000                           145,000

The company estimates that the average remaining service life is 40 years. The company’s contribution was $64,000 in 2021 and benefits paid were $9,000.

The actual return on plan assets in 2021 is $________________. (Use the formula: Ending Plan Assets = Beginning Plan Assets + Actual Returns + Contributions – Distributed Benefits, to figure out actual returns.)

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