December 31, 4
Interest Expe
ns
e ………………………………………………. 69
Commitment to Purchase Equipment…………….. 69
To recognize interest on the commitment
because of the passage of time: $69 = 0.04
X $1,731.
June 30, 2014
Forward
Contract
…………………………………………….. 69
Interest Revenue…………………………………………… 69
To record interest on the forward contract
because of the passage of time: $69 = 0.04
X $1,731.
The change in the value of the purchase commitment and the
forward contract due to exchange rate changes between
December 31, 2013, and June 30, 2014, is $3,000 [= (60,000 X
$1.40) – (60,000 X $1.35)].
June 30, 2014
Loss on Firm Commitment……………………………….. 3,000
Commitment to Purchase Equipment…………….. 3,000
To record a loss on the purchase commitment
be- cause the value of the U.S. dollar declined
relative to the euro.
June 30, 2014
Forward
Contract
…………………………………………….. 3,000
Gain on Forward Contract …………………………….. 3,000
To record the increase in the fair value of
the for- ward contract because the U.S.
dollar declined in value relative to the euro.
June 30, 2014
Equipment
………………………………………………………. 79,200
Commitment to Purchase Equipment…………………4,800
Ca
sh
……………………………………………………………. 84,000
To record the amount paid in U.S. d
oll
a
rs
[$84
,
000 = ($60,000 X $1.4)], to eliminate
the bal- ance in the Commitment to Purchase
Equipment account of $4,800 (= $1,731 +
$69 + $3,000), and to record the acquisition
cost of the equipment for
$79,200.