On December 1, 2017, Ringling Company (a U.S.-based company) entered into a three-month forward contract to purchase 1,220,000 pesos on March 1, 2018. The following U.S. dollar per peso exchange rates apply:

Date	Spot Rate			Forward Rate (to March 1, 2018)
December 1, 2017	$	0.010		$	0.013
December 31, 2017		0.012			0.015
March 1, 2018		0.016			N/A

Ringling's incremental borrowing rate is 13 percent. The present value factor for two months at an annual interest rate of 13 percent (1 percent per month) is 0.9787.

Which of the following correctly describes the manner in which Ringling Company will report the forward contract on its December 31, 2017, balance sheet?

Options:

a) As a liability in the amount of $1,194

b) As a liability in the amount of $3,582

c) As an asset in the amount of $2,388

d) As an asset in the amount of $3,582