Hedged Purchase Commitment and Exposed Liability Position, with Adjusting Entries
On November 20, 2020, International Foods, a U.S. company, agreed to purchase merchandise from a Hong Kong supplier at a price of HK$10,000,000. The merchandise will be delivered on January 10, 2021, and the amount owing is payable on April 10, 2021, in Hong Kong dollars. To hedge the expected future payment, International entered a forward contract for purchase of HK$10,000,000 on April 10, 2021. On January 10, 2021, the merchandise was delivered as promised. On April 10, International closed the forward contract and used the Hong Kong dollars to pay its supplier. International accounting year ends December 31. Exchange rates ($/HK$) are as follows:
Spot rate Forward rate for delivery April 10, 2021
November 20, 2020.................. $0.1289 $0.1293
December 31,2020................... 0.1299 0.1304
January 10,2021....................... 0.1301 0.1302
April 10,2021............................. 0.1303 -------
Prepare the journal entries International Foods made on January 10,2021 and April 10.2021 to record the above transactions, as well as its end-of-year adjusting entries on December 31, 2020.