Please need help with this accounting question On November 1, 2017, Harper Manufacturing Corp. entered into atransaction to import raw materials from a foreign country. Theaccount is to be settled on February 1, 2018, with a payment of65,000 euros. The spot rate for euros on November 1 was$1.32/euro, and on February 1, it was $1.38/euro.If Harper Manufacturing Corp. does not hedge the payable, atwhat amount will the raw materials be recorded on the books onFebruary 1, 2018?

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