Merele Corp., based in the US, sold inventory for 500,000 Euro to Hacker Co. on December 2, 2008. The customer will pay March 1, 2009, payable in Euro. On 12/2/2008, Merele entered into a 90 -day forward contract to hedge the receivable from Hacker. The following exchange rates apply:
12/2/08 12/31/08 3/1/09
Spot Rate $1.70 $1.705 $1.71
Forward Rate
For 3/1/09 $1.68 $1.69 ———
Assume the Forward was designated as a cash flow hedge and Merele’s incremental borrowing rate is 6% giving a 60- day present value factor of .9901. Give all entries related to these transactions and date the entries.
Assume the Forward was designated as a fair value hedge. Give all entries for these transactions and date the entries.