Option contract designated as a cash flow hedge of a forecasted foreigncurrencydenominated sales transaction, strengthening $US
On January our company receives a nonbinding purchase order for sale of merchandise to a customer in Slovakia, with delivery of the merchandise scheduled for June The customer preliminarily agreed to pay for the merchandise, and payment is due from the customer upon delivery. On January our company also purchases an option that gives our company the right to sell ie put on any date until June ie it is an Americanstyle option for $:ie the spot rate on January On January the fair value of the option ie the option premium is $ In addition, our company elected to immediately include in the determination of net income all of the change in option value attributable to factors excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness ie the nonintrinsicvalue components, like time value The relevant exchange rates and related balances for the period from January to June are as follows:
Option Contract
Spot Rate Sale Fair Change in Intrinsic Change in Other Sources Change in
Date $US Transaction Value a Fair Value Value bc Intrinsic Value of Value d Other Value
Jan. $ $
Mar. $ $ $ $
Jun. $
a Derived from an option pricing model such as the BlackScholes model
b times $:times $:
c times $:times $:
d Fair value intrinsic value ie equals the residual fair value derived from all sources except for intrinsic value eg time value
a Prepare the journal entries to record all the adjustments required for the forecasted sale and option contract on January March and June
Note: If no journal entry is required, select No entry debit and No entry credit as your Account answers and leave the Debit and Credit amounts blank zero
Hedged Transaction
Date Account Debit Credit
Jan
Answer
Answer
Option recorded at fair value
Mar
Answer
Answer
to recognize the change in the fair value of the option
Jun
Answer
Answer
to record sale of inventory at the spot rate
CF Hedge: Entries assuming all of excluded option value change runs through income
Date Account Debit Credit
Jan
Answer
Answer
Option recorded at fair value
Mar
Answer
Answer
Answer
to recognize the change in the fair value of the option
Jun
Answer
Answer
Answer
to recognize the change in the fair value of the option
Answer
Answer
to record the net settlement of the option contract
Jun
Answer
Answer
to record the reclassification of the cash flow hedge gains
CF Hedge: Entries assuming excluded option value amortized through income
Date Account Debit Credit
Jan
Answer
Answer
Option recorded at fair value
Mar
Answer
Answer
Answer
to recognize the change in the fair value of the option
Jun
Answer
Answer
Answer
to recognize the change in the fair value of the option
Answer
Answer
to record the net settlement of the option contract
Answer
Answer
to record the reclassification of the cash flow hedge gains
b What amount of sales was recognized in the quarter ending March What amount of sales was recognized in the quarter ending June
Note: Use negative signs with your answers, when appropriate.
Sales recognized in Q: Answer
Sales recognized in Q: Answer
Total across both quarters Answer