Bobcat Company. Bobcat Company, U.S.-based manufacturer of industrial equipment, just purchased a Korean company that produces plastic nuts and bolts for heavy equipment. The purchase price was Won 8,000 million. Won1,000 million has already been paid, and the remaining Won 7,000 million is due in six months. The current spot rate is Won 1,112/$, and the 6-month forward rate is Won1,173/$. The 6-month Korean won interest rate is 15% per annum, the 6-month U.S. dollar rate is 3.5% per annum. Bobcat can invest at these interest rates, or borrow at 2% per annum above those rates. A 6-month call option on won with a Won1,200/$ strike rate has a 4.5% premium, while the 6-month put option at the same strike rate has a 3.8%premium.
Bobcat can invest at the rates given above, or borrow at 2% per annum above those rates. Bobcat's weighted average cost of capital is10%.Compare alternate ways below that Bobcat might deal with its foreign exchange exposure.
a. How much in U.S. dollars will Bobcat pay in 6 months without a hedge if the expected spot rate in 6 months is assumed to be Won1,112/$? Won1,173/$?
b. How much in U.S. dollars will Bobcat pay in 6 months with a forward market hedge?
c. How much in U.S. dollars will Bobcat pay in 6 months with a money market hedge?
d. How much in U.S. dollars will Bobcat pay in 6 months with an option hedge if the expected spot rate in 6 months is assumed to be less than Won1,200/$? To be Won 1,300/$?
e. What do you recommend?
In: Finance
On March 1, 2020, Reed hired a contractor to construct a new office building. The construction work commenced on April 1, 2020, and it is expected to continue through July 31, 2022, the estimated completion date. Reed made progress payments to the contractor in 2020 as follows:
|
Date |
Amount |
|
April 1 |
$ 48,000 |
|
June 1 |
195,000 |
|
September 1 |
322,000 |
|
November 1 |
67,000 |
|
$632,000 |
As stated in A5 above, Reed took a 1-year, 9%, $225,000 construction loan to help fund the work on this project. The company also has a 6-year, 5%, $559,165 loan that is not related to the construction project. Give the adjusting entry needed at December 31, 2020 to record the capitalization of interest for this project.
(A5)The Notes Payable balance of $784,165 results from two loans the company has taken. On September 1, 2019, Reed took a 6-year, 5%, $559,165 loan. The interest on this loan is payable annually, on each August 31. Also, on April 1, 2020, Reed took a 1-year, 9%, $225,000 construction loan (see A7 below). The interest on the construction loan is payable on the loan’s maturity date, March 31, 2021. (Note – Reed already recorded the interest paid on these loans in 2020. For this adjustment, consider any accrued interest on the loans at the December 31, 2020 reporting date.)
In: Accounting
. What are the advantages of Unit dose packaging over Multiple dose packaging and what further improvement in former is needed to help patient-compliance?
In: Other
describe the actuve location (S) of hemoglobin and myoglobin. How does the former function to transport 02 from the lungs to the cells where it is used?
In: Chemistry
In: Accounting
Analyzing Foreign Currency Hedges
The Arizona Company, a U.S.-based manufacturer, ordered a piece of equipment from Sonora Inc., a Mexico-based supplier, agreeing to pay 300,000 Mexican pesos upon delivery of the equipment in three months time. At the time of the contract signing, the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Mexican peso was 10P:$1.
With concerns about a weakening U.S. dollar, The Arizona Company decided to hedge its currency exposure by purchasing a forward foreign exchange contract from a local bank.
The forward contract committed The Arizona Company to pay $30,300 in three months in exchange for 300,000 pesos.
What was the forward foreign exchange rate implicit in the contract (assuming no transaction costs)?
Round to two decimal places. Hint - provide the number of Pesos to each US$.
1.) __________________
If the foreign exchange rate in three months was 9.8P:$1, how much did The Arizona Company save by purchasing the currency hedge?
Round to the nearest dollar.
2.) ________________
If the foreign exchange rate in three months was 9.0P:$1?, how much did the company save by purchasing the currency hedge?
Round answer to the nearest dollar.
3.) __________________
In: Finance
PharmaNiaga Bhd (PNB) is considering its intangible assets on how the matters below should be treated in its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2020.
a). On 1 October 2019, PNB acquired Halia Bhd, a small company that specializes in pharmaceutical drug research and development on the usage of local source, halia hitam, for skin care products. The purchase consideration was by a share exchange and valued at RM35 million. The fair value of Halia Bhd’s net assets was RM15 million (excluding any items referred to below). Halia Bhd owns a patent for an established successful product that had a remaining life of 8 years. A firm specialist advisor, HebatBrand, has estimated the current value of this patent to be RM10 million, however the company is awaiting the outcome of clinical trials where the product has been tested to treat a different skin problem. If the trials are successful, the value of the product is estimated to be RM15 million. Also included in the company’s statement of financial position is RM2 million for medical research that has been conducted on behalf of a client.
b). PNB has developed and patented a new drug which has been approved for clinical use. The costs of developing the drug were RM12 million. Based on early assessments on its sales success, HebatBrand, has estimated its market value at RM20 million.
c).PNB’s manufacturing facilities have recently received a favorable inspection by government medical scientists. Consequently, the company has been granted an exclusive five-year license to manufacture and distribute a new vaccine. Although the license had no direct cost PNB, its directors feel its granting is a reflection of the company’s standing and have asked HebatBrand to value the license. Accordingly, they have placed a value of RM10 million on it.
d) In the current accounting period, PNB has spent RM3 million sending its staff PNB’s on specialist training courses. Whilst these courses have been expensive, they have led to a marked improvement in production quality and staff now needs less supervision. This in turn led to an increase in revenue and cost reductions. The directors of PNB believe these benefits will continue at least three years and wish to treat the training costs as an asset.
e). In December 2019, PNB paid RM5 million for a television advertising campaign for its products that will run for 6 months from 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020. The directors believe that increased sales as a result of the publicity will continue for two years from the start of the advertisements.
Required:
Explain with reasons and justifications how the directors of PNB should treat the above items in the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2020.
Note: The values given by Hebatbrand can be taken as being reliable measurements. Ignore depreciation.
In: Accounting
For the publicly traded U.S. company Apple (AAPL), analyze the economic implications of operating in different market and industry structures.
In: Economics
Windsor Construction Company began work on a $404,000
construction contract in 2020. During 2020, Windsor incurred costs
of $273,000, billed its customer for $232,000, and collected
$182,000. At December 31, 2020, the estimated additional costs to
complete the project total $163,660.
Prepare Windsor’s journal entry to record profit or loss, if any,
using (a) the percentage-of-completion method and (b) the
completed-contract method. (Credit account titles are
automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent
manually. If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the
account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Round answers to 0
decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)
|
No. |
Account Titles and Explanation |
Debit |
Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
|
(a) |
enter an account title to record the transaction using the percentage-of-completion method |
enter a debit amount |
enter a credit amount |
|
enter an account title to record the transaction using the percentage-of-completion method |
enter a debit amount |
enter a credit amount |
|
|
enter an account title to record the transaction using the percentage-of-completion method |
enter a debit amount |
enter a credit amount |
|
|
(b) |
enter an account title to record the transaction using the completed-contract method |
enter a debit amount |
enter a credit amount |
|
enter an account title to record the transaction using the completed-contract method |
enter a debit amount |
enter a credit amount |
In: Accounting
Tamarisk Construction Company began work on a $406,500 construction
contract in 2020. During 2020, Tamarisk incurred costs of $292,500,
billed its customer for $213,500, and collected $177,000. At
December 31, 2020, the estimated additional costs to complete the
project total $161,340.
Prepare Tamarisk’s journal entry to record profit or loss, if any,
using (a) the percentage-of-completion method and (b) the
completed-contract method. (Credit account titles are
automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent
manually. If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the
account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Round answers to 0
decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)
|
No. |
Account Titles and Explanation |
Debit |
Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
|
(a) |
enter an account title to record the transaction using the percentage-of-completion method |
enter a debit amount |
enter a credit amount |
|
enter an account title to record the transaction using the percentage-of-completion method |
enter a debit amount |
enter a credit amount |
|
|
enter an account title to record the transaction using the percentage-of-completion method |
enter a debit amount |
enter a credit amount |
|
|
(b) |
enter an account title to record the transaction using the completed-contract method |
enter a debit amount |
enter a credit amount |
|
enter an account title to record the transaction using the completed-contract method |
enter a debit amount |
enter a credit amount |
In: Accounting