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Problem (total 100 points) Panthers Corp., a U.S. importer of wine, placed an order with an Italian supplier for 500,000 bottles of wine, at a price of Euro 15 per bottle. Relevant exchange rates are as follows: Forward Rate (to Date 3"\" Rate Januam 31, 2020) 1-Nov-19 $1.119 $1.125 31-Dec-19 1.122 1.130 31-Jan-20 1.115 1.115 Panthers has an incremental borrowing rate of 12 percent (1 percent per month) and prepares the nancial statements on December 31. Required a) Assume the wine was received on November 1, 2019, and payment was made on January 31, 2020. There was no attempt to hedge the exposure to foreign exchange risk. Prepare the journal entries to account for this import purchase. (20 points) b) Assume the wine was received on November 1, 2019, and payment was made on January 31, 2020. On November 1, Panthers entered into a three-month fonivard contract to purchase Euro 7.5 million. The forward contract is properly designated as a cash ow hedge of a foreign currency payable. Prepare the j0urnal entries to account for the import purchase and foreign currency fonrvard contract. (30 points) c) How would you change your answer in b) if Panthers designates the forward contract as fair value hedge of a foreign currency payable? Prepare the journal entries to account for the import purchase and foreign currency fonrvard contract. (30 points). d) Summarize the difference in income under the three alternative scenarios. (20 points)