Exam 7: Foreign Currency Transactions and Hedging Foreign Exchange Risk

On October 1, 2011, Jarvis Co. sold inventory to a customer in a foreign country, denominated in 100,000 local currency units (LCU). Collection is expected in four months. On October 1, 2011, a forward exchange contract was acquired whereby Jarvis Co. was to pay 100,000 LCU in four months (on February 1, 2012) and receive $78,000 in U.S. dollars. The spot and forward rates for the LCU were as follows: The company's borrowing rate is 12%. The present value factor for one month is .9901. Any discount or premium on the contract is amortized using the straight-line method. Assuming this is a cash flow hedge; prepare journal entries for this sales transaction and forward contract.

Brisco Bricks purchases raw material from its foreign supplier, Bolivian Clay, on May 8. Payment of 2,000,000 foreign currency units (FC) is due in 30 days. May 31 is Brisco's fiscal year-end. The pertinent exchange rates were as follows: For what amount should Brisco's Accounts Payable be credited on May 8?

Brisco Bricks purchases raw material from its foreign supplier, Bolivian Clay, on May 8. Payment of 2,000,000 foreign currency units (FC) is due in 30 days. May 31 is Brisco's fiscal year-end. The pertinent exchange rates were as follows: How much US $will it cost Brisco to finally pay the payable on June 7?

Which of the following approaches is used in the United States in accounting for foreign currency transactions?

Winston Corp., a U.S. company, had the following foreign currency transactions during 2011: (1)) Purchased merchandise from a foreign supplier on July 16, 2011 for the U.S. dollar equivalent of $47,000 and paid the invoice on August 3, 2011 at the U.S. dollar equivalent of $54,000. (2)) On October 15, 2011 borrowed the U.S. dollar equivalent of $315,000 evidenced by a non-interest-bearing note payable in euros on October 15, 2011. The U.S. dollar equivalent of the note amount was $295,000 on December 31, 2011, and $299,000 on October 15, 2012. What amount should be included as a foreign exchange gain or loss from the two transactions for 2011?

The forward rate may be defined as

Coyote Corp. (a U.S. company in Texas) had the following series of transactions in a foreign country during 2011: The appropriate exchange rates during 2011 were as follows: Prepare all journal entries in U.S. dollars along with any December 31, 2011 adjusting entries. Coyote uses a perpetual inventory system.

A forward contract may be used for which of the following? 1) A fair value hedge of an asset. 2) A cash flow hedge of an asset. 3) A fair value hedge of a liability. 4) A cash flow hedge of a liability.

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

Coyote Corp. (a U.S. company in Texas) had the following series of transactions in a foreign country during 2011: The appropriate exchange rates during 2011 were as follows: What amount will Coyote Corp. report in its 2011 income statement for Sales?

Coyote Corp. (a U.S. company in Texas) had the following series of transactions in a foreign country during 2011: The appropriate exchange rates during 2011 were as follows: What amount will Coyote Corp. report in its 2011 balance sheet for Accounts receivable?

On April 1, 2010, Shannon Company, a U.S. company, borrowed 100,000 euros from a foreign bank by signing an interest-bearing note due April 1, 2011. The dollar value of the loan was as follows: Angela, Inc., a U.S. company, had a euro receivable from exports to Spain and a British pound payable resulting from imports from England. Angela recorded foreign exchange gain related to both its euro receivable and pound payable. Did the foreign currencies increase or decrease in dollar value from the date of the transaction to the settlement date?

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