Reference no: EM132863246
Question - On November 1, 2011, Ross Corporation, a calendar-year U.S. corporation, invested in a purely speculative contract to SELL 1 million euros on January 30, 2012, to Trattoria Company, an Italian brokerage firm. Ross agreed to sell 1,000,000 euros from Trattoria at a fixed price of $1.525 per euro. Ross agreed to transmit 1,000,000 euros to Trattoria on January 30, 2012. Net settlement is NOT permitted. The spot rates for euros are:
Nov 01, 2011 1 euro = $1.455
Dec 31, 2011 1 euro = $1.395
Jan 30, 2012 1 euro = $1.410
The 30-day futures rate for euros on December 31, 2011 was $1.405.
Required - Prepare the General Journal entries that Ross would record on November 1, December 31, and January 30.