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Data Pertaining to the Postretirement Health Care Benefit Plan of Amazing

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Data pertaining to the postretirement health care benefit plan of Amazing Delivery Service include the following for the current calendar year.
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1) Determine Amazing's postretirement benefit expense for the current year.
2) Prepare the journal entry to record the benefit expense for the current year.
 Service cost $100,000 APBO, January 1 $600,000 Plan assets (fair value), January 1 $40,000 Prior service cost  none  Retiree benefits paid (end of year) $75,000 Net gain, (current year amortization, $500) $82,000 Contribution to health care fund (end of year) $172,000 Return on plan assets (actual and expected) 10% Discount rate 7%\begin{array} { l r } \text { Service cost } & \$ 100,000 \\\text { APBO, January 1 } & \$ 600,000 \\\text { Plan assets (fair value), January 1 } & \$ 40,000 \\\text { Prior service cost } & \text { none } \\\text { Retiree benefits paid (end of year) } & \$ 75,000 \\\text { Net gain, (current year amortization, \$500) } & \$ 82,000 \\\text { Contribution to health care fund (end of year) } & \$ 172,000 \\\text { Return on plan assets (actual and expected) } & 10 \% \\\text { Discount rate } & 7 \%\end{array}

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