Lamont Company is a Canadian company that produces electronic switches for the telecommunications industry. Lamont regularly imports component parts from Sousa Ltd$.,$ a supplier located in Mexico, and makes payments in Mexican pesos $($MXN$/$Mex$).$ Based on past experience, Lamont Company expects to purchase raw materials from Sousa at a cost of Mex$20,000,000$ on March $1,$ Year $2.$ To hedge this forecasted transaction, Lamont enters into a four$-$month forward contract on October $31,$ Year $1$ to purchase $20$ million pesos on March $1,$ Year $2.$ It appropriately designates the forward contract as a cash flow hedge of the Mexican peso liability exposure. On March $1,$ Year $2,$ the forward contract is settled with the bank and Sousa is paid for delivering the goods to Lamont.

The following spot and forward exchange rates exist during the period October to March:

Spot Rates Forward Rates$*$

October $31,$ Year $1$ Mex$1=$ $$0\mathrm{.}105$ Mex$1=$ $$0\mathrm{.}108$

December $31,$ Year $1$ Mex$1=$ $$0\mathrm{.}107$ Mex$1=$ $$0\mathrm{.}109$

March $1,$ Year $2$ Mex$1=$ $$0\mathrm{.}111$ Mex$1=$ $$0\mathrm{.}111$