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On August 1,20X1, an American firm purchased a machine costing 200,000,000 yen from a Japanese firm to be paid for on October 1,20X1. Also on August 1,20X1, the American firm entered into a contract to purchase 200,000,000 yen to be delivered on October 1,20X1, at a forward rate of 1 Yen = $0.00783. The exchange rates were as follows:
Spot
August 1,20X1
1 Yen = $0.00781
August 31,20X1(fiscal year end)
1 Yen = $0.00777
October 1,20X1
1 Yen = $0.00779
Which of the following statements is incorrect concerning the accounting treatment of these transactions?
Question 14 options:
An exchange loss on the accounts payable of $4,000 was recognized on October 1,20X1.
The beginning balance in the accounts payable was $1,562,000.
The value of the accounts payable just before payment, on October 1,20X1, was $1,558,000
The machine's final recorded value was $1,558,000.

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