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On December 1, 2017, Ringling Company (a U.S.-based company) entered into a three-month forward contract to...

On December 1, 2017, Ringling Company (a U.S.-based company) entered into a three-month forward contract to purchase 1,010,000 pesos on March 1, 2018. The following U.S. dollar per peso exchange rates apply:

Date Spot Rate Forward Rate
(to March 1, 2018)
December 1, 2017 $ 0.009 $ 0.012
December 31, 2017 0.011 0.014
March 1, 2018 0.015 N/A

Ringling's incremental borrowing rate is 9 percent. The present value factor for two months at an annual interest rate of 9 percent (1 percent per month) is 0.9852.

Which of the following correctly describes the manner in which Ringling Company will report the forward contract on its December 31, 2017, balance sheet?

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a. As an asset in the amount of $1,990.

b. As a liability in the amount of $995.

c. As an asset in the amount of $2,985.

d. As a liability in the amount of $2,985.

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