Currency Swaps, Whereby Two Parties Exchange Currencies at a Specified

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Currency swaps, whereby two parties exchange currencies at a specified point in time for a specified price, are often used by MNCs to hedge against interest rate risk.

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Definitions:

Merchandise Inventory

Goods and products that a retailer, wholesaler, or distributor has on hand to sell to customers.

Purchases

In accounting, refers to the acquiring of goods or services that are necessary for the operation of a business or for resale.

Cost Of Merchandise Sold

The total cost of acquiring or manufacturing the goods that were sold to customers during a period.

Closing Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to permanent ones, preparing the books for the next period.