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Patey Technologies Calculated Pension Expense for Its Underfunded Pension Plan

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Patey Technologies calculated pension expense for its underfunded pension plan as follows:
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What is the effect of the components of pension expense on Patey's statement of comprehensive income?
 ($ in millions)  Service cost $672 Interest cost 450 Expected retum on the plan assets ($300 actual, less $30 gain) (270) Amortization of prior service cost 24 Amortization of net loss 6 Pension expense $882\begin{array}{lc}& \text { (\$ in millions) } \\\text { Service cost } & \$ 672 \\\text { Interest cost } & 450 \\\text { Expected retum on the plan assets (\$300 actual, less \$30 gain) } & (270) \\\text { Amortization of prior service cost } & 24 \\\text { Amortization of net loss } & 6\\\text { Pension expense }&\$882\end{array}

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