9-25
EXERCISE 9-9 (5–10 minutes)
Unrealized Holding Gain or Loss—Income
EXERCISE 9-10 (15–20 minutes)
(a) If the commitment is material in amount, there should be a footnote in
the balance sheet stating the nature and extent of the commitment.
The footnote may also disclose the market price of the materials. The
excess of market price over contracted price is a gain contingency
which cannot be recognized in the accounts until it is realized.
The entry is made because a loss in utility has occurred during the
period in which the market decline took place. The account credited in
the above entry should be included among the current liabilities on
the balance sheet, with an appropriate footnote indicating the nature
and extent of the commitment. This liability indicates the minimum
obligation on the commitment contract at the present time—the
amount that would have to be forfeited in case of breach of contract.