Firms Must Designate Each Derivative as a Hedging Instrument, or Else

question 182

Multiple Choice

Firms must designate each derivative as a hedging instrument, or else accounting views the derivative as a nonhedging instrument.Furthermore, firms must designate each hedging instrument as either a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge.The accounting for fair value hedges

• A)remeasures both the hedged item and the derivative to fair value each period and recognize any unrealized gains and losses in net income.
• B)remeasures the derivative to fair value each period and include the unrealized gain or loss in other comprehensive income to the extent that the derivative instrument is effective in neutralizing risk.When the firm settles the hedged item, transfer the previously unrealized gain or loss from other comprehensive income to net income.
• C)remeasures the derivative to fair value each period and include the unrealized gain or loss in net income.
• D)all of the above
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Alpha

The pre-determined significance level in hypothesis testing, often set at 0.05, which defines the likelihood of observing a result at least as extreme as the one seen in the sample data if the null hypothesis is true.

T-statistic

A type of statistic used in hypothesis testing, calculated as the ratio of the departure of an estimated parameter from its hypothesized value to its standard error.

Critical Value

A threshold in hypothesis testing, which the test statistic must exceed to reject the null hypothesis.

Level of Significance

A threshold in hypothesis testing, below which the null hypothesis is rejected, commonly set at values like 0.05 or 0.01.