A company had the following information about the company's defined-benefit pension plan:                                                                            January 1, 2021    December 31, 2021 Projected benefit obligation                                     $80,000                     $93,000 Fair value of pension plan assets                              41,000                       51,000 Actual return on plan assets is $13,000. The service cost component of pension expense for 2021 is $17,200. The expected rate of return is 11% and the settlement rate is 6%. Given the information provided, what is the amount of pension expense for 2021?

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A company had the following information about the company's defined-benefit pension plan:
                                                                           January 1, 2021    December 31, 2021
Projected benefit obligation                                     $80,000                     $93,000
Fair value of pension plan assets                              41,000                       51,000

Actual return on plan assets is $13,000. The service cost component of pension expense for 2021 is $17,200. The expected rate of return is 11% and the settlement rate is 6%. Given the information provided, what is the amount of pension expense for 2021?

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