Question: On August 1 , Year 3 , Carleton Ltd . ordered machinery from a supplier in Hong Kong for HK$ 5 0 0 , 0
On August Year Carleton Ltd ordered machinery from a supplier in Hong Kong for HK$ The machinery was delivered on October Year with terms requiring payment in full by December Year On August Year Carleton entered a forward contract to purchase HK$ on December Year at a rate of $ On December Year Carleton settled the forward contract and paid the supplier.
Exchange rates were as follows:
Spot Rates Forward Rates#
August and Year HK$ C$ HK$ C$
October Year HK$ C$ HK$ C$
December Year HK$ C$ HK$ C$
#For contracts expiring on December Year
Required:
a Assume that the forward contract was designated as a cash flow hedge of the firm commitment to purchase the machinery, and that the balance in accumulated other comprehensive income on October was transferred to the machinery account when the machinery was delivered. Prepare the journal entries for Year to record all the activity described above and prepare a summary journal entry for the combined effect of all entries. If no entry is required for a transactionevent select No journal entry required" in the first account field.
b Assume that the forward contract was designated as a fair value hedge of the firm commitment to purchase the machinery and that the balance in the commitment assetliability account on October was transferred to the machinery account when the machinery was delivered. Prepare the journal entries for Year to record all the activity described above and prepare a summary journal entry for the combined effect of all entries. In cases where no entry is required, please select the option No journal entry required" for your answer to grade correctly. Leave no cells blank be certain to enter wherever required.
Date General Journal Debit Credit
August Year
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Recored the contract to purchase machinery.
August Year
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Record the forward contract.
October Year
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Record the purchase of machinery.
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Revalue forward contract at fair value.
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Revalue commitment liability at forward rate.
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Record the transfer of Commitment liability.
December Year
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Revalue forward contract at fair value.
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Revalue accounts payable at fair value.
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Record the cash received from bank.
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Record payment of accounts payable.
Summary journal entry
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Record summary entry for all entries combined.
c Assume that hedge accounting was not applied. Prepare the journal entries for Year to record all the activity described above and prepare a summary journal entry for the combined effect of all entries. If no entry is required for a transactionevent select No journal entry required" in the first account field.
d This part of the question is not part of your Connect assignment.
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