(a) Pension expense for 2012 consisted only of the service cost component
amounting to $60,000. There were no prior service cost, net gain or loss,
plan assets, or projected benefit obligation as of January 1, 2012.
Pension expense for 2013 comprised the following:
Pension expense …………………………………………….. $ 86,600
Pension expense for 2014 comprised the following:
Service cost ………………………………………………………….. $119,000
Interest on projected benefit obligation
($200,000 X 8%) ………………………………………………….. 16,000