Chapter 11 – Multinational Accounting: Foreign Currency Transactions And Financial Instruments
P11-31 Determining Financial Statement Amounts
Forward Contract Receivable
Foreign Currency Exchange
Other Comprehensive Income
Forward Contract Receivable: $20,200 = €20,000 x $1.01 12/31 forward rate
$21,000 accounts payable less $1,200 firm commitment
€20,000 x $1.05 11/30 spot rate
Accounts Payable: $19,600 = €20,000 x $0.98 12/31 spot rate
Foreign Currency Exchange Gain or (Loss), net:
$ 1,200 exchange gain on forward contract from
change in forward rate from 9/1 to
11/30: (€20,000 x ($1.03 -$0.97))
– 1,200 exchange loss on firm commitment for
change in forward rate from 9/1 to
11/30: (€20,000 x ($1.03 -$0.97))
– 400 exchange loss on forward contract from
change in forward rate from 11/30 to
12/31: (€20,000 x ($1.01 -$1.03))
+ 1,400 exchange gain on account payable for
change in spot rate from 11/30 to
12/31: (€20,000 x ($0.98 -$1.05))
No net foreign currency exchange gain because ASC 815 specifies
an offset of the gain from the revaluation of the account payable by
an equal amount from other comprehensive income.