On January 1, 2017, Ivanhoe Inc. agrees to buy 3 kilos of gold at $35,000 per kilo from Golden Corp on April 1, 2017, but does not intend to take delivery of the gold. On the day that the contract was entered into, the fair value of this futures contract that trades on the Futures Exchange was zero. On January 1, 2017, Ivanhoe is required to deposit $68 with the stockbroker as a margin.. The fair value of the futures subsequently fluctuated as follows:

Date		Fair Value of Futures Contract
January 20, 2017		$516
February 6, 2017		$124
February 28, 2017		$366
March 14, 2017		$880

On the settlement date, the spot price of gold is $36,000 per kilo. Assume that Ivanhoe complies with IFRS.

A) Prepare the journal entry for the day the futures contract was signed.

B) Prepare the journal entries to recognize the changes in the fair value of the futures contract.

C) Prepare the journal entry that would be required if Ivanhoe settled the contract on a net basis on April 1, 2017