Brandlin Company of Anaheim, California, sells parts to a foreign customer on December 1, 2017, with payment of 19,000 korunas to be received on March 1, 2018. Brandlin enters into a forward contract on December 1, 2017, to sell 19,000 korunas on March 1, 2018. Relevant exchange rates for the koruna on various dates are as follows: Date December 1, 2017 December 31, 2017 March 1, 2018 Spot Rate $ 3.70 3.80 3.95 Forward Rate (to March 1, 2018) $ 3.775 3.900 N/A Brandlin's incremental borrowing rate is 9 percent. The present value factor for two months at an annual interest rate of 9 percent (0.75 percent per month) is 0.9852. Brandlin must close its books and prepare financial statements at December 31. a-1. Assuming that Brandlin designates the forward contract as a cash flow hedge of a foreign currency receivable and recognizes any premium or discount using the straight-line method, prepare journal entries for these transactions in U.S. dollars. a-2. What is the impact on 2017 net income? a-3. What is the impact on 2018 net income? a-4. What is the impact on net income over the two accounting periods? b-1. Assuming that Brandlin designates the forward contract as a fair value hedge of a foreign currency receivable, prepare journal entries for these transactions in U.S. dollars. b-2. What is the impact on 2017 net income? b-3. What is the impact on 2018 net income? b-4. What is the impact on net income over the two accounting periods