Hedged Forecasted Sale Bectel, Inc. expects to sell merchandise for C$1,000,000 to a Canadian customer at the end of November, 2020. In anticipation of this forecasted transaction, on August 30, 2020, Bectel sold C$1,000,000 forward for delivery on November 30, 2020. Bectel made the sale as expected on November 30, and settled the forward contract. Relevant exchange rates ($/C$) are as follows:

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Prepare the journal entries made by Bectel on November 30 concerning the above events. Assume Bectel is a calendar-year company. There are 4 total entries.

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Forward rate for delivery Spot rate November 30, 2020 August 30, 2020 $0.73 $0.77 November 30, 2020 0.78 Forward rate for delivery Spot rate November 30, 2020 August 30, 2020 $0.73 $0.77 November 30, 2020 0.78

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