Exam 9: Foreign Currency Transactions and Hedging Foreign Exchange Risk

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?

Norton Co., a U.S. corporation, sold inventory on December 1, 2011, with payment of 10,000 British pounds to be received in sixty days. The pertinent exchange rates were as follows: What amount of foreign exchange gain or loss should be recorded on December 31?

Yelton Co. just sold inventory for 80,000 euros, which Yelton will collect in sixty days. Briefly describe a hedging transaction Yelton could engage in to reduce its risk of unfavorable exchange rates.

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?

All of the following data may be needed to determine the fair value of a forward contract at any point in time except

On October 1, 2011, Eagle Company forecasts the purchase of inventory from a British supplier on February 1, 2012, at a price of 100,000 British pounds. On October 1, 2011, 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, 2011, the option has a fair value of $1,600. The following spot exchange rates apply: What is the amount of Cost of Goods Sold for 2012 as a result of these transactions?

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

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.

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

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 fair value hedge; prepare journal entries for this sales transaction and forward contract.

U.S. GAAP provides guidance for hedges of all the following sources of foreign exchange risk except

Primo Inc., a U.S. company, ordered parts costing 100,000 rupee from a foreign supplier on July 7 when the spot rate was $.025 per rupee. A one-month forward contract was signed on that date to purchase 100,000 rupee at a rate of $.027. The forward contract is properly designated as a fair value hedge of the 100,000 rupee firm commitment. On August 7, when the parts are received, the spot rate is $.028. At what amount should the parts inventory be carried on Primo's books?

On December 1, 2011, Keenan Company, a U.S. firm, sold merchandise to Velez Company of Canada for 150,000 Canadian dollars (CAD). Collection of the receivable is due on February 1, 2012. Keenan purchased a foreign currency put option with a strike price of $.97 (U.S.) on December 1, 2011. This foreign currency option is designated as a cash flow hedge. Relevant exchange rates follow: Compute the fair value of the foreign currency option at February 1, 2012.

Car Corp. (a U.S.-based company) sold parts to a Korean customer on December 16, 2011, with payment of 10 million Korean won to be received on January 15, 2012. The following exchange rates applied: Assuming a forward contract was entered into, the foreign currency was originally sold in the foreign currency market on December 16, 2011 at a

Atherton, Inc., a U.S. company, expects to order goods from a foreign supplier at a price of 100,000 lira, with delivery and payment to be made on April 17. On January 17, Atherton purchased a three-month call option on 100,000 lira and designated this option as a cash flow hedge of a forecasted foreign currency transaction. The following exchange rates apply: What amount will Atherton include as an option expense in net income for the period January 17 to April 17?

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.

Car Corp. (a U.S.-based company) sold parts to a Korean customer on December 16, 2011, with payment of 10 million Korean won to be received on January 15, 2012. The following exchange rates applied: Assuming a forward contract was entered into, at what amount should the forward contract be recorded at December 31, 2011? Assume an annual interest rate of 12% and a fair value hedge. The present value for one month at 12% is .9901.

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

On March 1, 2011, 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, 2012. On March 1, 2011, Mattie purchased a put option giving it the right to sell 200,000 British pounds on March 1, 2012 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, 2011. 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 2012 income as a result of this fair value hedge of a firm commitment?

Parker Corp., a U.S. company, had the following foreign currency transactions during 2011: (1.) Purchased merchandise from a foreign supplier on July 5, 2011 for the U.S. dollar equivalent of $80,000 and paid the invoice on August 3, 2011 at the U.S. dollar equivalent of $82,000. (2)) On October 1, 2011 borrowed the U.S. dollar equivalent of $872,000 evidenced by a non-interest-bearing note payable in euros on October 1, 2011. The U.S. dollar equivalent of the note amount was $860,000 on December 31, 2011, and $881,000 on October 1, 2012. What amount should be included as a foreign exchange gain or loss from the two transactions for 2012?