On December 1,20X5,Gillard Ltd

question 37

Multiple Choice

On December 1,20X5,Gillard Ltd.sold goods to International Traders Ltd. ,a company located in Switzerland for 500,000 Swiss francs (CHF) .At the date of sale,the spot rate was CHF1 = $1.0329.On the same date,Gillard acquired a 90-day forward contract at a rate of CHF1 = $1.0315.On March 1,20X6,Gillard receives full payment from International Traders and delivered the Swiss francs in execution of the forward contract.The spot rate at March 1,20X6 was CHF1 = $1.0287.Assume that Gillard has a December 31 year-end and that the spot rate on that date was CHF1 = $1.0302.At December 31,the forward rate for a 60 day contract was CHF1 = 1.0394.At December 31,what is the balance of Gillard's accounts receivable?

• A)$515,100
• B)$515,700
• C)$516,450
• D)$517.800

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