Williams, Inc., a U.S.company, has a Japanese yen account receivable resulting from an export sale on March 1 to a customer in Japan.The exporter signed a forward contract on March 1 to sell yen and designated it as a cash flow hedge of a recognized receivable.The spot rate was $.0094, and the forward rate was $.0095.Which of the following did the U.S.exporter report in net income?
A) Discount revenue.
B) Premium revenue.
C) Discount expense.
D) Premium expense.
E) Both discount revenue and premium expense.

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The U.S. exporter would report premium revenue in net income because the forward rate ($.0095) is higher than the spot rate ($.0094), indicating a premium on the forward contract.