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 Spot Rate  Forward Rate for  Ap ril 30, 2021 Delivery  October 30, 2020 $1.250$1.254 December 31, 2020 1.2581.256 April 30, 2021 1.2601.260\begin{array} { | l | c | c | } \hline & \text { Spot Rate } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Forward Rate for } \\\text { Ap ril 30, 2021 Delivery }\end{array} \\\hline \text { October 30, 2020 } & \$ 1.250 & \$ 1.254 \\\hline \text { December 31, 2020 } & 1.258 & 1.256 \\\hline \text { April 30, 2021 } & 1.260 & 1.260 \\\hline\end{array} On October 30, 2020, a U.S. company forecasts that it will purchase merchandise from an Italian supplier at the end of April 2021, in the amount of €100,000, and will pay the supplier on delivery. On October 30, the company enters a forward contract to buy €100,000 on April 30, 2021 and classifies it as a cash flow hedge of the forecasted purchase. On April 30, 2021, the company receives the merchandise, closes the forward contract and pays the supplier. The company's accounting year ends December 31.
-On December 31, 2020, how is the change in value of the forward contract reported?


A) $200 gain, reported in income
B) $200 gain, reported in other comprehensive income
C) $600 loss, reported in income
D) $600 loss, reported in other comprehensive income

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