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Logan Corp The Market-Related Asset Value Equals the Fair Value of Plan

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Logan Corp., a company whose stock is publicly traded, provides a noncontributory defined-benefit pension plan for its employees. The company's actuary has provided the following information for the year ended December 31, 2015:  Projected benefit obligation $700,000 Accumulated benefit obligation 525,000 Fair value of plan assets 825,000 Service cost 240,000 Interest on projected benefit obligation 24,000 Amortization of prior service cost 60,000 Expected and actual return on plan assets 82,500\begin{array} { l r } \text { Projected benefit obligation } & \$ 700,000 \\\text { Accumulated benefit obligation } & 525,000 \\\text { Fair value of plan assets } & 825,000 \\\text { Service cost } & 240,000 \\\text { Interest on projected benefit obligation } & 24,000 \\\text { Amortization of prior service cost } & 60,000 \\\text { Expected and actual return on plan assets } & 82,500\end{array} The market-related asset value equals the fair value of plan assets. No contributions have been made for 2015 pension cost. In its December 31, 2015 balance sheet, Logan should report a pension asset / liability of


A) Pension liability of $700,000
B) Pension asset of $825,000
C) Pension asset of $125,000
D) Pension liability of $525,000

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