Question: On November 7, 20X5, Labrador Limited signed a contract to buy equipment from a US manufacturer. The equipment was to be delivered on January 15

On November 7, 20X5, Labrador Limited signed a contract to buy equipment from a US manufacturer. The equipment was to be delivered on January 15 and paid for on February 15, 20X6. The price of the equipment was US$500,000. On the same date that Labrador signed the contract, it made a 20% deposit as part of the terms of the contract. It also immediately entered into a forward contract with the bank to buy US$400,000 on February 15, 20X6.

Labrador designated the forward contract as a hedge of the outstanding purchase commitment on the equipment. The equipment is delivered on January 15, 20X6. The exchange rates are:

Forward C$1.00 = US$0.91 C$1.00 = US$0.893 C$1.00 = US$0.875 Spot C$1.00 = US$0.92 C$1.00 = US$0.90 C$1.00 = US$0.88 C$1

Labrador paid the manufacturer and closed out the forward contract on February 15, 20X6.


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1. Assume the hedge was designated as a fair-value hedge. Record the journal entries to record the purchase and the related hedge for 20X5 and 20X6. Labrador€™s fiscal year ends on December 31. Ignore amortization of the equipment.

2. Assume the hedge was designated as a cash-flow hedge. Record the journal entries to record the purchase and the related hedge for 20X5 and 20X6. Labrador€™s fiscal year ends on December 31. Ignore amortization of the equipment.

Forward C$1.00 = US$0.91 C$1.00 = US$0.893 C$1.00 = US$0.875 Spot C$1.00 = US$0.92 C$1.00 = US$0.90 C$1.00 = US$0.88 C$1.00 = US$0.85 September 7, 20X5 December 31, 20X5 January 15, 20X6 February 15, 20X6 %3D n/a

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