Burton Manufacturing. Jason Stedman is the director of finance for Burton Manufacturing, a U.S.-based manufacturer of handheld computer systems for inventory management. Burton's system combines a low-cost active tag that is attached to inventory items (the tag emits an extremely low-grade radio frequency) with custom designed hardware and software that tracks the low-grade emissions for inventory control. Burton has completed the sale of an inventory management system to a British firm, Pegg Metropolitan (UK), for a total payment of 1,400,000. The exchange rates shown in the popup window, were available to Burton on the dates shown, corresponding to the events of this specific export sale. Assume each month is 30 days. Data table Date Event Spot Rate ($/) Forward Rate ($/) Days Forward February 1 Price quotation for Pegg 1.7938 1.7860 210 March 1 Contract signed for sale 1.7421 1.7337 180 Contract amount, pounds 1,400,000 June 1 Product shipped to Pegg 1.7598 1.7525 90 August 1 Product received by Pegg 1.7922 1.7897 30 September 1 Pegg makes payment 1.7197 Click on the icon located on the top-right corner of the data table in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet. a. What will be the amount of foreign exchange gain (loss) upon settlement? Enter a positive number for a gain or a negative number for a loss. (Round to the nearest dollar.) Burton Manufacturing. Jason Stedman is the director of finance for Burton Manufacturing, a U.S.-based manufacturer of handheld computer systems for inventory management. Burton's system combines a low-cost active tag that is attached to inventory items (the tag emits an extremely low-grade radio frequency) with custom designed hardware and software that tracks the low-grade emissions for inventory control. Burton has completed the sale of an inventory management system to a British firm, Pegg Metropolitan (UK), for a total payment of 1,400,000. The exchange rates shown in the popup window, were available to Burton on the dates shown, corresponding to the events of this specific export sale. Assume each month is 30 days. Data table Date Event Spot Rate ($/) Forward Rate ($/) Days Forward February 1 Price quotation for Pegg 1.7938 1.7860 210 March 1 Contract signed for sale 1.7421 1.7337 180 Contract amount, pounds 1,400,000 June 1 Product shipped to Pegg 1.7598 1.7525 90 August 1 Product received by Pegg 1.7922 1.7897 30 September 1 Pegg makes payment 1.7197 Click on the icon located on the top-right corner of the data table in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet. a. What will be the amount of foreign exchange gain (loss) upon settlement? Enter a positive number for a gain or a negative number for a loss. (Round to the nearest dollar.)
