Expected return on plan assets


Kessler, Inc. received the following information from its pension plan trustee concerning the operation of the company's defined-benefit pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2013:
January 1, 2013 December 31, 2013
Projected benefit obligation $2,500,000 $2,850,000
Fair value of plan assets 1,250,000 1,600,000
Accumulated benefit obligation 1,930,000 2,620,000
Accumulated OCI - (PSC) 540,000 300,000

The service cost component for 2013 is $120,000 and the amortization of prior service cost is $240,000. The company's actual funding of the plan in 2013 amounted to $490,000. The expected return on plan assets and the settlement rate were both 8%.

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