On May 1, 2021, Mosby Company received an order to sell a machine to a customer in Canada at a price of 2,000,000 Mexican pesos. The machine was shipped and payment was received on March 1, 2022. On May 1, 2021, Mosby purchased a put option giving it the right to sell 2,000,000 pesos on March 1, 2022 at a price of $190,000. Mosby properly designates the option as a fair value hedge of the peso firm commitment. The option cost $3,000 and had a fair value of $3,200 on December 31, 2021. The following spot exchange rates apply: Mosby's incremental borrowing rate is 12%, and the present value factor for two months at a 12% annual rate is 0.9803.What was the overall result of having entered into this hedge of exposure to foreign exchange risk?
A) $0.
B) $9,000 net loss on the option.
C) $9,000 net gain on the option.
D) $2,000 net gain on the option.
E) $2,000 net loss.

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On May 1, 2021, Mosby Company received an order to sell a machine to a customer in Canada at a price of 2,000,000 Mexican pesos. The machine was shipped and payment was received on March 1, 2022. On May 1, 2021, Mosby purchased a put option giving it the right to sell 2,000,000 pesos on March 1, 2022 at a price of $190,000. Mosby properly designates the option as a fair value hedge of the peso firm commitment. The option cost $3,000 and had a fair value of $3,200 on December 31, 2021. The following spot exchange rates apply:  Mosby's incremental borrowing rate is 12%, and the present value factor for two months at a 12% annual rate is 0.9803.What was the overall result of having entered into this hedge of exposure to foreign exchange risk?
A) $0. 
B) $9,000 net loss on the option. 
C) $9,000 net gain on the option. 
D) $2,000 net gain on the option. 
E) $2,000 net loss.

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The Answer of On May 1, 2021, Mosby Company received an order to sell a machine to a customer in Canada at a price of 2,000,000 Mexican pesos. The machine was shipped and payment was received on March 1, 2022. On May 1, 2021, Mosby purchased a put option giving it the right to sell 2,000,000 pesos on March 1, 2022 at a price of $190,000. Mosby properly designates the option as a fair value hedge of the peso firm commitment. The option cost $3,000 and had a fair value of $3,200 on December 31, 2021. The following spot exchange rates apply:  Mosby's incremental borrowing rate is 12%, and the present value factor for two months at a 12% annual rate is 0.9803.What was the overall result of having entered into this hedge of exposure to foreign exchange risk?
A) $0. 
B) $9,000 net loss on the option. 
C) $9,000 net gain on the option. 
D) $2,000 net gain on the option. 
E) $2,000 net loss.

On May 1, 2021, Mosby Company Received an Order to Sell