1. On January 1, 2020, Teller Corporation borrows $1 million for three years at the prime rate plus 1.5%, with the rate adjusted annually. The interest is due December 31 of each year. The prime rate is currently 0.5%. To hedge against rising interest rates, Teller buys a three-year, 2% interest rate cap for $5,000, paid in full immediately. Teller's loan was renewed December 31, 2020, when the prime rate was 0.7%, and the fair value of the cap declines by $800. By the end of 2021, the cap's value increases by $300. The cap qualifies as a hedge of the future variable interest payment, and all income effects of the loan and the cap are reported in interest expense. What is the change in the time value of the cap in 2020?

Select one:

A. $1,200 increase

B. $ 800 decrease

C. $2,000 increase

D. $1,200 decrease

2. In 2020, a U.S. company issued a purchase order to a Singapore supplier for merchandise priced at S$1,000,000. At the time of the purchase order, the spot and relevant forward rate for Singapore dollars was $0.76. The company paid $3,000 for call options locking in the cost of S$1,000,000 at $760,000. The investment is a fair value hedge of the firm commitment to purchase the currency. All income effects of the purchase and the hedge are reported in cost of goods sold. At the end of the year, the spot rate was $0.80/S$, the relevant forward rate was $0.81/S$, and the call options had a market value of $41,000. In 2021, the options came due. The spot rate was $0.83/S$, and the company sold the options at their intrinsic value of $70,000. The company then took delivery of the merchandise and paid the supplier with Singapore dollars purchased on the spot market. At what value does the company report the inventory acquired in 2021?

Select one:

A. $830,000

B. $800,000

C. $810,000

D. $760,000