Exam 9: Foreign Currency Transactions and Hedging Foreign Exchange Risk

Pigskin Co., a U.S. corporation, sold inventory on credit to a British company on April 8, 2013. Pigskin received payment of 35,000 British pounds on May 8, 2013. The exchange rate was ≤1 = $1.54 on April 8 and ≤1 = 1.43 on May 8. What amount of foreign exchange gain or loss should be recognized? (round to the nearest dollar)

A U.S. company sells merchandise to a foreign company denominated in the foreign currency. Which of the following statements is true?

What is the major assumption underlying the one-transaction perspective?

On March 1, 2013, Mattie Company received an order to sell a machine to a customer in England at a price of 200,000 British pounds. The machine was shipped and payment was received on March 1, 2014. On March 1, 2013, Mattie purchased a put option giving it the right to sell 200,000 British pounds on March 1, 2014 at a price of $380,000. Mattie properly designates the option as a fair hedge of the pound firm commitment. The option cost $2,000 and had a fair value of $2,200 on December 31, 2013. The following spot exchange rates apply: Mattie's incremental borrowing rate is 12 percent, and the present value factor for two months at a 12 percent annual rate is .9803. What was the net impact on Mattie's 2013 income as a result of this fair value hedge of a firm commitment?

What is the purpose of a hedge of foreign exchange risk?

On March 1, 2013, Mattie Company received an order to sell a machine to a customer in England at a price of 200,000 British pounds. The machine was shipped and payment was received on March 1, 2014. On March 1, 2013, Mattie purchased a put option giving it the right to sell 200,000 British pounds on March 1, 2014 at a price of $380,000. Mattie properly designates the option as a fair hedge of the pound firm commitment. The option cost $2,000 and had a fair value of $2,200 on December 31, 2013. The following spot exchange rates apply: Mattie's incremental borrowing rate is 12 percent, and the present value factor for two months at a 12 percent annual rate is .9803. What was the net increase or decrease in cash flow from having purchased the foreign currency option to hedge this exposure to foreign exchange risk?

A spot rate may be defined as

Car Corp. (a U.S.-based company) sold parts to a Korean customer on December 16, 2013, with payment of 10 million Korean won to be received on January 15, 2014. The following exchange rates applied: Assuming a forward contract was entered into, what would be the net impact on Car Corp.'s 2013 income statement related to this transaction? Assume an annual interest rate of 12% and a fair value hedge. The present value for one month at 12% is .9901.

Parker Corp., a U.S. company, had the following foreign currency transactions during 2013: (1)) Purchased merchandise from a foreign supplier on July 5, 2013 for the U.S. dollar equivalent of $80,000 and paid the invoice on August 3, 2013 at the U.S. dollar equivalent of $82,000. (2)) On October 1, 2013 borrowed the U.S. dollar equivalent of $872,000 evidenced by a non-interest-bearing note payable in euros on October 1, 2013. The U.S. dollar equivalent of the note amount was $860,000 on December 31, 2013, and $881,000 on October 1, 2014. What amount should be included as a foreign exchange gain or loss from the two transactions for 2014?

What is meant by the spot rate?

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 U.S. $ will it cost Brisco to finally pay the payable on June 7?

A U.S. company buys merchandise from a foreign company denominated in the foreign currency. Which of the following statements is true?

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?