Question

Brandlin Company of Anaheim, California, sells parts to a foreign customer on December 1, 2017, with payment of 19,000 korunas to be received on March 1, 2018. Brandlin enters into a forward contract on December 1, 2017, to sell 19,000 korunas on March 1, 2018. Relevant exchange rates for the koruna on various dates are as follows:

Date	Spot Rate			Forward Rate (to March 1, 2018)
December 1, 2017	$	3.70		$	3.775
December 31, 2017		3.80			3.900
March 1, 2018		3.95			N/A

Brandlin's incremental borrowing rate is 9 percent. The present value factor for two months at an annual interest rate of 9 percent (0.75 percent per month) is 0.9852. Brandlin must close its books and prepare financial statements at December 31.

1. a-1. Assuming that Brandlin designates the forward contract as a cash flow hedge of a foreign currency receivable and recognizes any premium or discount using the straight-line method, prepare journal entries for these transactions in U.S. dollars.

2. a-2. What is the impact on 2017 net income?

3. a-3. What is the impact on 2018 net income?

4. a-4. What is the impact on net income over the two accounting periods?

5. b-1. Assuming that Brandlin designates the forward contract as a fair value hedge of a foreign currency receivable, prepare journal entries for these transactions in U.S. dollars.

6. b-2. What is the impact on 2017 net income?

7. b-3. What is the impact on 2018 net income?

8. b-4. What is the impact on net income over the two accounting periods?

Answer 1

CASH FLOW HEDGE

QUES A

QUES 2

FAIR VALUE HEDGE