Exam 9: Foreign Currency Transactions and Hedging Foreign Exchange Risk

Coyote Corp. (a U.S. company in Texas) had the following series of transactions in a foreign country during 2021: The appropriate exchange rates during 2021 were as follows: What amount will Coyote Corp. report in its 2021 balance sheet for Accounts payable?

Which of the following is not a condition of accounting for hedge derivatives?

What happens when a U.S. company sells goods denominated in a foreign currency and the foreign currency depreciates?

On May 1, 2021, Mosby Company received an order to sell a machine to a customer in Canada at a price of 2,000,000 Mexican pesos. The machine was shipped and payment was received on March 1, 2022. On May 1, 2021, Mosby purchased a put option giving it the right to sell 2,000,000 pesos on March 1, 2022 at a price of $190,000. Mosby properly designates the option as a fair value hedge of the peso firm commitment. The option cost $3,000 and had a fair value of $3,200 on December 31, 2021. The following spot exchange rates apply: Mosby's incremental borrowing rate is 12%, and the present value factor for two months at a 12% annual rate is 0.9803.What was the impact on Mosby's 2021 net income as a result of this fair value hedge of a firm commitment?

On October 1, 2021, Eagle Company forecasts the purchase of inventory from a British supplier on February 1, 2022, at a price of 100,000 British pounds. On October 1, 2021, Eagle pays $1,800 for a three-month call option on 100,000 pounds with a strike price of $2.00 per pound. The option is considered to be a cash flow hedge of a forecasted foreign currency transaction. On December 31, 2021, the option has a fair value of $1,600. The following spot exchange rates apply: What is the amount of option expense for 2022 from these transactions?

Frankfurter Company, a U.S. company, had a ruble receivable from exports to Russia and a euro payable resulting from imports from Italy. Frankfurter recorded foreign exchange loss related to both its ruble receivable and euro payable. Did the foreign currencies increase or decrease in dollar value from the date of the transaction to the settlement date?

Jackson Corp. (a U.S.-based company) sold parts to a Korean customer on December 16, 2021, with payment of 20 million Korean won to be received on January 15, 2022. The following exchange rates applied: Assuming a forward contract was not entered into, what would be the net impact on Jackson Corp.'s 2021 income statement related to this transaction?

Woolsey Corporation, a U.S. company, expects to sell goods to a British customer at a price of 250,000 pounds, with delivery and payment to be made on October 24, 2021. On July 24, 2021, Woolsey purchased a three-month put option for 250,000 British pounds and designated this option as a cash flow hedge of a forecasted foreign currency transaction expected to be completed in late October, 2021. The following exchange rates apply: What amount will Woolsey include as Adjustment to Net Income for the period ended October 31?