Essay
Natural Products, Inc., has a noncontributory, defined-benefit pension plan. At December 31, 2011, the end of the company's accounting period, the following pension-related data were available (000s):
Required:
1. Compute the 2011 net periodic pension expense.
2. Compute the 2011 funded status of the PBO.
3. Prepare the 2011 entry to record pension expense and funding.
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