A Company Pays $7,000 to Purchase Futures Contracts to Buy

question 92

Essay

A company pays $7,000 to purchase futures contracts to buy 200 oz of gold at $1,600/oz. At the company's year-end, the price of gold was $1,625 and the value of the company's futures contracts increased to $10,000.
Required:
Record the journal entries related to these futures.

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