The Top Foods has an underfunded pension plan. The pension expense is $58 million. This amount includes a $60 million service cost, a $40 million interest cost, a $45 million reduction for the expected return on plan assets, and a $3 million amortization of a prior service cost.
Required:
Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record Top's pension expense.

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The Answer of The Top Foods has an underfunded pension plan. The pension expense is $58 million. This amount includes a $60 million service cost, a $40 million interest cost, a $45 million reduction for the expected return on plan assets, and a $3 million amortization of a prior service cost.
Required:
Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record Top's pension expense.

The Top Foods Has an Underfunded Pension Plan