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On 1 July 2015 Jarrets Plc Borrows £500 000 from a British

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On 1 July 2015 Jarrets Plc borrows £500 000 from a British bank at an interest rate of 8 per cent,repayable in pounds sterling (£) and with interest due on 30 June each year.The term of the loan is 3 years.On the same date Fitners Plc borrows €1 million from a European bank at an interest rate of 10 per cent.The term of the loan is 3 years.Jarrets and Fitners decide to swap their interest and principal obligations on 1 July 2015.Exchange rate information is as follows:
1 July 2015 = £0.50
30 June 2016 = £0.55
Both Jarrets and Fitners are Dutch companies.What are the journal entries to record the swap for the period ended 30 June 2016 in Jarrets Plc's books (rounded to the nearest whole euro) ?


A) 1 July 20151 \text { July } 2015
Dr Cash 250000Cr Foreign loan 250000DrDr Foreign currency receivable 250000Cr Australian loan 250000\begin{array}{|l|l|r|r|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash } & 250000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign loan } & & 250000 \\\hline {\mathrm{Dr}} & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign currency receivable } & 250000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Australian loan } & & 250000 \\\hline\end{array}

30 June 201630 \text { June } 2016
Dr Foreign exchange loss 25000Cr Foreign loan 2500025000Dr Foreign currency receivable 25000Cr Foreign exchange gain 22000Dr Interest expense 22000Cr Cash 30003000Dr Interest expense Cr Cash \begin{array}{|l|l|r|r|}\hline\mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign exchange loss } & 25000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign loan } & & 25000 \\\hline & & 25000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign currency receivable } & & 25000 \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign exchange gain } & & \\\hline & & 22000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Interest expense } & & 22000 \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Cash } & 3000 & \\\hline & & & 3000 \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Interest expense } & & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Cash } & & \\\hline\end{array}

B) 1 July 20151 \text { July } 2015
Dr Cash 1000000Cr Foreign loan 1000000Dr Foreign currency receivable 1000000Cr Australian loan 1000000\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash } & 1000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign loan } & & 1000000 \\\hline& & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign currency receivable } & 1000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Australian loan } & & 1000000 \\\hline\end{array}

30 June 201630 \text { June } 2016
Dr Foreign loan 90909Cr Foreign exchange gain 90909Dr Foreign exchange loss 90909Cr Foreign currency receivable 9090980000Dr Interest expense 80000Cr Cash \begin{array}{|c|l|r|r|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign loan } & 90909 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign exchange gain } & & 90909 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign exchange loss } & 90909 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign currency receivable } & & 90909 \\\hline & & 80000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Interest expense } & & 80000 \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Cash } & & \\\hline\end{array}
C) 1 July 20151 \text { July } 2015
Dr Cash 1000000Cr Foreign loan 1000000Dr Foreign currency receivable 1000000Cr Australian loan \begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash } & 1000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign loan } & & 1000000 \\\hline\\\hline{\mathrm{Dr}} & \text { Foreign currency receivable } & 1000000 \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Australian loan } & & \\\hline\end{array}

30 June 201630 \text { June } 2016
Dr Foreign loan 90909Cr Foreign exchange gain 90909Dr Foreign exchange loss 90909Cr Foreign currency receivable 90909Dr Interest expense 72727Cr Cash 72727Dr Interest expense 272273Cr Cash 27273\begin{array}{|l|l|r|r|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign loan } & 90909 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign exchange gain } & & 90909 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign exchange loss } &90909 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign currency receivable } & &90909 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Interest expense } & 72727& \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Cash } & &72727 \\\hline & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Interest expense } & 272273 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Cash } & & 27273 \\\hline\end{array}
D) 1 July 20151 \text { July } 2015
Dr Cash 250000Cr Foreign loan 250000Dr Foreign currency receivable 250000Dr Loss on foreign currency swap 750000Cr Australian loan 1000000\begin{array}{|l|l|r|r|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash } & 250000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign loan } & & 250000 \\\hline & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign currency receivable } & 250000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Loss on foreign currency swap } & 750000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Australian loan } & & 1000000 \\\hline\end{array}

30 June 201630 \text { June } 2016
Dr Foreign exchange loss 25000Cr Foreign loan 2500025000Dr Foreign currency receivable 25000Cr Foreign exchange gain 22000Dr Interest expense 22000Cr Cash 3000Dr Interest expense 3000Cr Cash 300\begin{array}{|l|l|r|r|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign exchange loss } & 25000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign loan } & & 25000 \\\hline & & 25000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign currency receivable } & & 25000 \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign exchange gain } & & \\\hline & & 22000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Interest expense } & & 22000 \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Cash } & & \\\hline & & 3000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Interest expense } & & 3000 \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Cash } & & 300 \\\hline\end{array}

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