Lion Corporation, a U

question 55

Essay

Lion Corporation, a U.S. firm, entered into several foreign currency transactions during the year. Determine the effect of each transaction on net income for that current accounting year only. Lion has a June 30 year end.
Required:
a.On January 15, Lion sold $30,000 (Canadian) in merchandise to a Canadian firm, to be paid for on February 15 in Canadian dollars. Canadian dollars were worth $0.85 (U.S.) on January 15 and $0.82 (U.S.) on February 15.
b.On June 1, Lion purchased and received a computer costing 100,000 euros from a German firm. Lion paid for the computer on August 1. On June 1, to reduce exchange risks, Lion purchased a contract to buy 100,000 marks in 60 days. Exchange rates are as follows: Discount rate = 6%
c.On June 1, Lion sold merchandise to a customer for 100,000 FC and purchased an option to sell 100,000 FC in 60 days to hedge the receivable. The option sold for a premium of $6,500 and a strike price of $1.20. The value of the option 6/30 was $12,500. The spot rate on June 1 was $1.19 and $1.25 on June 30.

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Definitions:

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