Question

M Company has the following export and import transactions during 20X5:

1. On March 1, M sold goods to a Canadian Company for C$30,000, receivable on May 31. The spot rates for the C$ were C$1 = $0.65 on March 1 and C$1 = $0.68 on May 31.
2. On July 1, M signed a contract to purchase equipment from a Japanese Company for ¥500,000. The equipment was manufactured in Japan during August and was delivered to M on August 31 with payment due on October 29. The spot rates for the yen were: ¥1 = $0.102 on July 1; ¥1 = $0.104 on August 31; and ¥1 = $0.106 on October 29. The 60-day forward exchange rate on August 31, 20X5 was ¥1 = $0.1055.
3. On November 16, M purchased inventory from a London-based company for £10,000, payable on January 15, 20X6. The spot rates for the pound were £1 = $1.65 on November 16; £1 = $1.63 on December 31; and £1 = $1.64 on January 15, 20X6. The forward rate on December 31, 20X5 for a January 15, 20X6 exchange was £1 = $1.645.

Required:

a. Prepare journal entries to record M’s import and export transactions during 20X5 and 20X6.

b. What amount of foreign currency transaction gain or loss would M report on its income statement for 20X5?

Part II:

Assume that M used forward currency contracts to manage the foreign currency risks of all of its export and import transactions during 20X5.

1. On March 1, 20X5, M, anticipating a weaker C$ on the May 31, 20X5 settlement date, entered into a 90-day forward contract to sell C$30,000 at a forward exchange rate of C$1 = $0.64. The forward contract was not designed as a hedge.
2. On July 1, 20X5, M, anticipating a strengthening of the yen on the October 29, 20X5 settlement date entered into a 120-day forward contract to purchase ¥500,000 at a forward exchange rate of ¥1 = $0.105. The forward contract was designated as a fair value hedge of a firm commitment.
3. On November 16, 20X5, M, anticipating a strengthening of the pound on the January 15, 20X6 settlement date entered into a 60-day undesignated forward exchange contract to purchase £10,000 at a forward exchange rate of £1 = $1.67.

Required:

a. Prepare the journal entries required to record M’s foreign currency activities during 20X5 and 20X6.

b. What amount of foreign currency transaction gain or loss would M report on its income statement for 20X5 if Parts I and II of this problem were combined?

c. What amount of foreign currency transaction gain or loss would M report on its income statement for 20X6 if Parts I and II of this problem were combined?

Answer 1

No	Date	General Journal	Debit	Credit
1	Mar. 1, 20X5	Dollars receivable from exchange broker		30,080 
		Foreign currency payable to exchange broker (C$)			30,080 
2	May. 30, 20X5	Foreign currency transaction loss		1,880 
		Foreign currency payable to exchange broker (C$)			1,880 
3	May. 30, 20X5	Foreign currency payable to exchange broker (C$)		31,960 
		Foreign currency units (C$)			31,960 
4	May. 30, 20X5	Cash		30,080 
		Dollars receivable from exchange broker			30,080 

No	Date	General Journal	Debit	Credit
1	Jul. 1, 20X5	Foreign currency receivable from exchange broker (¥)		44,100 
		Dollars payable to exchange broker			44,100 
2	Aug. 30, 20X5	Foreign currency receivable from exchange broker (¥)		210 
		Foreign currency transaction gain			210 
3	Aug. 30, 20X5	Foreign currency transaction loss		210 
		Firm commitment			210 
4	Aug. 30, 20X5	Equipment		43,470 
		Firm commitment		210 
		Accounts payable (¥)			43,680 
5	Oct. 29, 20X5	Foreign currency receivable from exchange broker (¥)		210 
		Foreign currency transaction gain			210 
6	Oct. 29, 20X5	Dollars payable to exchange broker		44,100 
		Cash			44,100 
7	Oct. 29, 20X5	Foreign currency units (¥)		44,520 
		Foreign currency receivable from exchange broker (¥)			44,520 

No	Date	General Journal	Debit	Credit
1	Nov. 16, 20X5	Foreign currency receivable from exchange broker (£)		45,090 
		Dollars payable to exchange broker			45,090 
2	Dec. 31, 20X5	Foreign currency transaction loss		675 
		Foreign currency receivable from exchange broker (£)			675 
3	Jan. 15, 20X6	Foreign currency transaction loss		135 
		Foreign currency receivable from exchange broker (£)			135 
4	Jan. 15, 20X6	Dollars payable to exchange broker		45,090 
		Cash			45,090 
5	Jan. 15, 20X6	Foreign currency units (£)		44,280 
		Foreign currency receivable from exchange broker (£)			44,280 

b. What amount of foreign currency transaction gain or loss would M report on its income statement for 20X5 if Parts I and II of this problem were combined?

Foreign currency transaction

net loss         

of

$ 1,235 

c. What amount of foreign currency transaction gain or loss would M report on its income statement for 20X6 if Parts I and II of this problem were combined?

Foreign currency transaction

net loss      

of

$ 405 