Answer:
The correct answer is "58,044".
Explanation:
The given values are:
Service cost,
= $43,200
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation,
= 321,800
Actual and expected return,
= 10,900
Discount rate,
= 8%
The interest cost will be:
= [tex]321,800\times 8 \ percent[/tex]
= [tex]25,744[/tex]
The Postretirement benefit expense will be:
= [tex]Service \ cost +Interest \ cost-Actual \ and \ expected \ return[/tex]
= [tex]43,200+25,744-10,900[/tex]
= [tex]58,044[/tex]