ackson Corp. (a U.S.-based company) sold parts to a Korean customer on December 16, 2021, with payment of 20 million Korean won to be received on January 15, 2022. The following exchange rates applied: Date Spot Rate Forward Rate to Jan.15 December 16, 2021 $ 0.00082 $ 0.00089 December 31, 2021 0.00080
ackson Corp. (a U.S.-based company) sold parts to a Korean customer on December 16, 2021, with payment of 20 million Korean won to be received on January 15, 2022. The following exchange rates applied: Date Spot Rate Forward Rate to Jan.15 December 16, 2021 $ 0.00082 $ 0.00089 December 31, 2021 0.00080
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ackson Corp. (a U.S.-based company) sold parts to a Korean customer on December 16, 2021, with payment of 20 million Korean won to be received on January 15, 2022. The following exchange rates applied:
Date | Spot Rate | Forward Rate to Jan.15 | ||||
December 16, 2021 | $ | 0.00082 | $ | 0.00089 | ||
December 31, 2021 | 0.00080 | 0.00083 | ||||
January 15, 2022 | 0.00086 | 0.00086 | ||||
Assuming a forward contract was entered into on December 16 as a fair value hedge, what would be the net foreign exchange gain or loss on Jackson's 2022 related to this transaction? Jackson amortizes forward points using the straight-line method. Ignore present values.
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