Palmer Company purchases materials from a foreign supplier on December 1, 2017, with payment of 12,000 FCUs to be made on March 1, 2018. On December 1, 2017, Palmer enters into a forward contract to purchase 12,000 FCUs on March 1, 2018. Relevant exchange rates for the FC on various dates are as follows:

Date Spot Rate Forward Rate (to march 1,2018)

Dec 1, 2017 $2.70 $2,775

Dec 31, 2017 $2.80 $2,900

March 1,2018 $2.95 N/A

Palmers incremental borrowing rate is 12 percent. The present value factor for two months at an annual interest rate of 12 percent (1 percent per month) is 0.9803. Palmer must close its books and prepare financial statements at December 31.

1.Assume that Palmer designates the forward contract as a fair value hedge of a foreign currency payable,

Required:

a)Prepare journal entries for these transactions in U.S. dollars.

b) What is the impact on 2017 net income?

c)What is the impact on 2018 net income?

d)What is the impact on net income over the two accounting periods?