Eximco Corporation (based in Champaign, Illinois) has a number of transactions with companies in the country of Mongagua, where the currency is the mong. On November 30, 2015, Eximco sold equipment at a price of 500,000 mongs to a Mongaguan customer that will make payment on January 31, 2016. In addition, on November 30, 2015, Eximco purchased raw materials from a Mongaguan supplier at a price of 300,000 mongs; it will make payment on January 31, 2016. To hedge its net exposure in mongs, Eximco entered into a two-month forward contract on November 30, 2015, to deliver 200,000 mongs to the foreign currency broker in exchange for $104,000. Eximco properly designates its forward contract as a fair value hedge of a foreign currency receivable. The following rates for the mong apply: |
Date | Spot Rate | Forward Rate (to January 31, 2016) |
November 30, 2015 | $0.53 | $0.52 |
December 31, 2015 | 0.50 | 0.48 |
January 31, 2016 | 0.49 | N/A |
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Eximco’s incremental borrowing rate is 12 percent. The present value factor for one month at an annual interest rate of 12 percent (1 percent per month) is 0.9901. |
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Prepare all journal entries, including December 31 adjusting entries, to record these transactions and the forward contract. (Do not round intermediate calculations. If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select “No Journal Entry Required” in the first account field.) |
b. | What is the impact on net income in 2015? (In case of negative impact on net income, answer should be entered with a minus sign.) |
c. | What is the impact on net income in 2016? (In case of negative impact on net income, answer should be entered with a minus sign |