Accounting 106 Quiz On Forwards, Futures and Options
Accounting 106 Quiz On Forwards, Futures and Options
Accounting 106 Quiz On Forwards, Futures and Options
Problem 1
Hyung company has Philippine peso as the functional currency. On September 1, 2017, the entity
expects to purchase a machinery from Sourth Korea for 3,000,000 won on July 1, 2018. Accordingly
the entity is exposed to foreign currency risk.
On September 1, 2017, the entity also entered into a forward currency contract with a speculator bank
to purchase the machinery at 3,000,000 won for a fixed amount of P465,000 or P1 to 0.155 korean
won on July 1, 2018.
The forward currency contract is designated as cash flow hedge of the entity’s exposure to increase
in dollar exchange rate.
On July 1, 2018, the entity purchased on account the machinery for 3,000,000 won when the
exchange rate was P1 to 0.148 won. The machinery is payable on January 31, 2019 for 3,000,000
won.
To protect itself from foreign currency risk, the entity entered into another foreign currency contract
with a speculator bank for a fixed payment of P444,000 or a rate of P1 to 0.148 won. This forward
contract is designated to be fair value hedge.
Required:
Problem 2
Bitter Company produces authentic cotton blazers and the Company needs 85,000 kilos of raw
materials in the production process. On December 1, 2019, the entity purchased a call option as a
cash value hedge to 75,000 kilos on February 1, 2020. The option strike price is P120 per kilo. The
entity paid P85,000 for the call option. This derivate contract means that if the market price is higher
than P120, the Company can exercise the option and buy the asset at the strike price of P120. If the
market price is lower than P120, the Company can throw away the option and buy the asset at the
cheaper price. The market price and the time value of option are as follows:
Time value
of option
December 31, 2019 46,000
February 1, 2020 8,000
a. The market price of the product is P126 and P133 on December 31, 2019 and February 1, 2020,
respectively.
b. The market price of the product is P123 and P117 on December 31, 2019 and February 1, 2020,
respectively.