When a company amends a pension plan, for accounting purposes, past service costs should be • a. treated as a prior period adjustment because no future periods are benefited. • b. amortized in accordance with procedures used for income tax purposes. • c. recorded in other comprehensive income. • d. reported as an expense in the period the plan is amended
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