On December 1, 2009, a U.S.-based company entered into a three-month forward contract to purchase 1 million Mexican pesos on March 1, 2010.
The following are the purchase rates for US dollar per peso
Date
Spot Rate
Forward Rate (March, 2010)
December 1, 2009
$0.088
$0.084
December 31, 2009
$0.080
$0.074
March 1, 2010
$0.076
The companys borrowing rate is 12 percent. The present value factor for two months at an annual interest rate of 12 percent (1 percent per month) is 0.9803.
How will the U.S. company report the forward contract on its December 31, 2009, balance sheet?
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