On January 1, 2020, Roper Inc. agrees to buy 3 kg of gold at $40,000 per kilogram
Question:
On January 1, 2020, Roper Inc. agrees to buy 3 kg of gold at $40,000 per kilogram from Golden Corp on April 1, 2020, but does not intend to take delivery of the gold. On the day that the contract was entered into, the fair value of this forward contract was zero. The fair value of the forward subsequently fluctuated as follows:
Date Fair......................Value of Forward Contract
January 20, 2020..........................$450
February 6, 2020...........................125
February 28, 2020.........................360
March 14, 2020.............................700
On the settlement date, the spot price of gold is $41,000 per kilogram. Assume that Roper complies with IFRS.
Instructions
a. Prepare the journal entries for the day the forward contract was signed.
b. Prepare the journal entries to recognize the changes in the fair value of the forward contract.
c. Prepare the journal entries that would be required if Roper settled the contract on a net basis on April 1, 2020.
Step by Step Answer:
Intermediate Accounting Volume 2
ISBN: 9781119497042
12th Canadian Edition
Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfield, Irene M. Wiecek, Bruce J. McConomy