Earthen Products,Inc.,has a noncontributory,defined-benefit pension plan.At December 31,2014,the end of the company's accounting period,the following pension-related data were available (000s):

Required:
1.Compute the 2014 net periodic pension expense.
2.Compute the 2014 funded status of the PBO.
3.Prepare the 2014 entry to record pension expense and funding.

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Earthen Products,Inc.,has a noncontributory,defined-benefit pension plan.At December 31,2014,the end of the company's accounting period,the following pension-related data were available (000s):
  
Required:
1.Compute the 2014 net periodic pension expense.
2.Compute the 2014 funded status of the PBO.
3.Prepare the 2014 entry to record pension expense and funding.

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The Answer of Earthen Products,Inc.,has a noncontributory,defined-benefit pension plan.At December 31,2014,the end of the company's accounting period,the following pension-related data were available (000s):
  
Required:
1.Compute the 2014 net periodic pension expense.
2.Compute the 2014 funded status of the PBO.
3.Prepare the 2014 entry to record pension expense and funding.