TKE Corporation established a defined benefit pension plan in 2016. TKE has provided the following information for the year ended December 31, 2018: Service cost $ 90,000 Interest cost $ 120,000 Actual return on plan assets $ 70,000 Expected return on plan assets $ 80,000 Amortization of prior service costs $ 30,000 If the company contributes $130,000 cash to the pension plan trustee, Prepare the journal entries properly recording the payment.

Bonds often pay a coupon twice a year. for the valuation of bonds that make semiannual payments, the number of periods doubles, whereas the amount of cash flow decreases by half. using the values of cash flows and number of periods, the valuation model is adjusted accordingly. assume that a $1,000,000 par value, semiannual coupon us treasury note with three years to maturity has a coupon rate of 3%. the yield to maturity (ytm) of the bond is 7.70%. using this information and ignoring the other costs involved, calculate the value of the treasury note: