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Presented below is pension information related to Power Corp. for the year 2012: Service cost $24,000 Interest on projected benefit obligation 18,000 Amortization of prior se1vice cost che to increase in benefits 4,000 Expected return on plan assets 6,000\begin{array}{llcc} \text {Service cost } &\$24,000 \\ \text { Interest on projected benefit obligation } &18,000\\ \text { Amortization of prior se1vice cost che to increase in benefits } &4,000\\ \text { Expected return on plan assets } &6,000\\\end{array}
The amount of pension expense to be reported for 2012 is


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