A U.S. exporter has a Thai baht account receivable resulting from an export sale on June 1 to a customer in Thailand. The exporter signed a forward contract on June 1 to sell Thai baht and designated it as a cash flow hedge of a recognized Thai baht receivable. The spot rate was $0.022 on that date, and the forward rate was $0.021. Forward points are excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. Which of the following is true with respect to the forward points on this contract? The forward points are a 

a. Forward contract discount that is recognized in net income as a foreign exchange loss.

b. Forward contract discount that is recognized in net income as a foreign exchange gain.

c. Forward contract premium that is recognized in net income as a foreign exchange loss.

d. Forward contract premium that is recognized in net income as a foreign exchange gain.