Question

Curtis purchased inventory on December 1, 2020. Payment of 250,000 stickles was to be made in sixty days. Also on December 1, Curtis signed a contract to purchase §250,000 in sixty days. The spot rate was §1 = 0.33682, and the 60-day forward rate was §1 = $0.36842. On December 31, the spot rate was §1 = 0.32438 and the 30-day forward rate was §1 = 0.36386.



At what amount should the Forward Contract account be recorded on December 1?

Answer 1

Answer: $0

Explanation:

Forward contracts get their value from the cost and on December 1, there was no cost to Curtis as he Curtis had just signed the contract.

This means that the amount that should be recorded for the Forward Contract should be $0. Even though the contract is valued at $0, it will still need to be credited against the amount to be received to at least recognize that a forward contract was entered into.