The following pension-related data pertain to Metro Recreation's noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan for 2021:     ($ in 000s)   Jan. 1   Dec. 31 Projected benefit obligation $ 4,300     $ 4,580   Accumulated benefit obligation   3,725       3,970   Plan assets (fair value)   4,830       5,275   Interest (discount) rate, 9%               Expected return on plan assets, 10%               Prior service cost—AOCI (from Dec. 31, 2020, amendment)   860           Net loss—AOCI   503           Average remaining service life: 10 years               Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions           42   Contributions to pension fund (end of year)           360   Pension benefits paid (end of year)           315       Required: Prepare a pension spreadsheet that shows the relationships among the various pension balances, shows the changes in those balances, and computes pension expense for 2021. (Enter credit amounts with a minus sign and debit amounts with a positive sign. Enter your answers in thousands (i.e. 200,000 should be entered as 200).)

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The following pension-related data pertain to Metro Recreation's noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan for 2021:
 

  ($ in 000s)
  Jan. 1   Dec. 31
Projected benefit obligation $ 4,300     $ 4,580  
Accumulated benefit obligation   3,725       3,970  
Plan assets (fair value)   4,830       5,275  
Interest (discount) rate, 9%              
Expected return on plan assets, 10%              
Prior service cost—AOCI (from Dec. 31, 2020, amendment)   860          
Net loss—AOCI   503          
Average remaining service life: 10 years              
Gain due to changes in actuarial assumptions           42  
Contributions to pension fund (end of year)           360  
Pension benefits paid (end of year)           315  
 

 
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Prepare a pension spreadsheet that shows the relationships among the various pension balances, shows the changes in those balances, and computes pension expense for 2021. (Enter credit amounts with a minus sign and debit amounts with a positive sign. Enter your answers in thousands (i.e. 200,000 should be entered as 200).)

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