$504000 is the actual return
Explanation:
particulars              calculation Amount
Service cost                     700000
Interest cost           [tex]600000 * 8 \%[/tex]     480000
Less: Expected return [tex]10 \% * 5760000[/tex] Â Â 576000
Prior service cost                   48000
Net loss                           30000
Pension expense                    682000
Therefore, the pension expense is $682000
The computation is as follows for the calculation of return (in $000’s)
Plan assets
Beginning = $5760
Actual return = ?
Cash contributions = 696
Less: Retireee benefits = (624)
Ending balance = $6336
Thus after solving this, we get the actual return that is equal to = $504,000