Wil has 100,000 units of widgets in its inventory on October 1, 2011. Wil purchased them for $1 per...

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Wil has 100,000 units of widgets in its inventory on October 1, 2011. Wil purchased them for $1 per unit one month ago. It hedges the value of the widgets by entering into a forward contract to sell 100,000 widgets on January 31, 2012, for $2 each. The contract is to be settled net. Assume that a discount rate of 6 percent is reasonable.
Prepare the journal entries to properly account for this hedge of an existing asset on the following dates:
1. October 1, 2011, when the widget price is $1.50
2. December 31, 2011, when the widget price is $2.50
3. January 31, 2012, when the widget price is $2.30

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a October 1, 2008, when the widget price is $1.50
	
	a October 1, 2008, when the widget price is $1.50
	
	
	Earnings
	$49,012.38
	
	          Forward Contract
	
	$49,012.38
	(100,000 x ($2.00 - $1.50))/(1.005)^4
	
	
	(To record the change in fair value of the forward contract attributable to the discounted change in the forward price)
	
	
	
	
	
	Inventory (100,000 x ($2.

Wil has 100,000 units of widgets in its inventory on October 1, 2011. Wil purchased them for $1 per unit one month ago. It hedges the value of the widgets by entering into a forward contract to sell...

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