No Date 1 March 10 Inventory (or Purchases) Accounts payable (CS) 2 March 10 No journal entry required 3 June 08 No journal entry required 4 June 08 5 June 08 Answer is not complete. General Journal Debit 19,600 Credit 19,600 Foreign currency transaction loss Accounts payable (CS) Dollars payable to exchange broker ($) Cash 6 June 08 Cash 7 June 08 Foreign currency receivable from exchange broker (CS) Accounts payable (C$) Cash ☑ > > 1,200 1,200 20,000 20,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000

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3.)

Merit & Family purchased engines from Canada for 40,000 Canadian dollars on March 10 with payment due on June 8. Also, on March 10, Merit acquired a 90-day forward contract to purchase 40,000 Canadian dollars at C$1 = $0.50. The forward contract was acquired to manage Merit & Family’s exposed net liability position in Canadian dollars, but it was not designated as a hedge. The spot rates were

March 10 C$1 = $0.49
June 8 C$1 = $0.52

Required:

Prepare journal entries for Merit & Family to record the purchase of the engines, entries associated with the forward contract, and entries for the payment of the foreign currency payable.

  • 1
    Record the foreign purchase of the engines.
     
  • 2
    Record the entry for the 90-day forward exchange contract signed to receive Canadian dollars.
     
  • 3
    Record the entry to revalue the foreign currency receivable to the current equivalent U.S. dollar value.
     
  • 4
    Record the entry to revalue the foreign currency accounts payable to the current U.S. dollar value.
     
  • 5
    Record the payment of U.S. dollars to an exchange broker for the forward contract.
     
  • 6
    Record the receipt of Canadian dollars from the exchange broker.
     
  • 7
    Record the settlement of the foreign currency payable.

 

 

No
Date
1
March 10
Inventory (or Purchases)
Accounts payable (CS)
2
March 10
No journal entry required
3
June 08
No journal entry required
4
June 08
5
June 08
Answer is not complete.
General Journal
Debit
19,600
Credit
19,600
Foreign currency transaction loss
Accounts payable (CS)
Dollars payable to exchange broker ($)
Cash
6
June 08
Cash
7
June 08
Foreign currency receivable from exchange broker (CS)
Accounts payable (C$)
Cash
☑
> >
1,200
1,200
20,000
20,000
40,000
40,000
40,000
40,000
Transcribed Image Text:No Date 1 March 10 Inventory (or Purchases) Accounts payable (CS) 2 March 10 No journal entry required 3 June 08 No journal entry required 4 June 08 5 June 08 Answer is not complete. General Journal Debit 19,600 Credit 19,600 Foreign currency transaction loss Accounts payable (CS) Dollars payable to exchange broker ($) Cash 6 June 08 Cash 7 June 08 Foreign currency receivable from exchange broker (CS) Accounts payable (C$) Cash ☑ > > 1,200 1,200 20,000 20,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000
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