Exam 9: Foreign Currency Transactions and Hedging Foreign Exchange Risk

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 December 1, 2011.

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 2011?

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, how would the forward contract be reflected on Car's December 31, 2011 balance sheet?

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. On July 24, 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. The following exchange rates apply: What amount will Woolsey include as Adjustment to Net Income for the period ended October 31?

How does a foreign currency forward contract differ from a foreign currency option?

On June 1, CamCo received a signed agreement to sell inventory for ¥500,000. The sale would take place in 90 days. CamCo immediately signed a 90-day forward contract to sell the yen as soon as they are received. The spot rate on June 1 was ¥1 =$.004167, and the 90-day forward rate was ¥1 = $.00427. At what amount would CamCo record the Forward Contract on June 1?

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 Cost of goods sold?

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

All of the following hedges are used for future purchase/sale transactions except

Belsen purchased inventory on December 1, 2010. Payment of 200,000 stickles was to be made in sixty days. Also on December 1, Belsen signed a contract to purchase §200,000 in sixty days. The spot rate was §1 = .35714, and the 60-day forward rate was §1 = $.38462. On December 31, the spot rate was §1 = .34483 and the 30-day forward rate was §1 = .38168. Assume an annual interest rate of 12% and a fair value hedge. The present value for one month at 12% is .9901. In the journal entry to record the establishment of a forward exchange contract, at what amount should the Forward Contract account be recorded on December 1?

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 2011 income as a result of this fair value hedge of a firm commitment?

Gaw Produce Company purchased inventory from a Japanese company on December 18, 2011. Payment of 4,000,000 yen (¥) was due on January 18, 2012. Exchange rates between the dollar and the yen were as follows: Required: Prepare all journal entries for Gaw Produce Co. in connection with the purchase and payment.

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 2012?