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Oberon Company Provides Postretirement Health Care Benefits to Employees Who

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Oberon Company provides postretirement health care benefits to employees who provide at least 10 years of service and reach the age of 65 while in service. On January 1 of the current year, the following plan-related data were available.
On January 1 of the current year, Oberon amended the plan to provide dental benefits. The actuary determines that the cost of making the amendment increases the APBO by $10,000,000. Management chooses to amortize this amount on a straight-line basis. The service cost is $60,000,000. The appropriate interest rate is 10%.
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Calculate the postretirement benefit expense for the current year.
 Net loss-postretirement benefit plan $10,600,000 APBO balance $104,000,000 Fair value of plan assets  none  Average remaining service period to retirement 20 years  Average remaining service period to full eligibility 15 years \begin{array} { l l } \text { Net loss-postretirement benefit plan } & \$ 10,600,000 \\\text { APBO balance } & \$ 104,000,000 \\\text { Fair value of plan assets } & \text { none } \\\text { Average remaining service period to retirement } & 20 \text { years } \\\text { Average remaining service period to full eligibility } & 15 \text { years }\end{array}

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