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On 1 July 2015 Jarrets Plc Borrows £500 000 from a British

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On 1 July 2015 Jarrets Plc borrows £500 000 from a British bank at an interest rate of 8 per cent,repayable in pounds sterling (£) and with interest due on 30 June each year.The term of the loan is 3 years.On the same date Fitners Plc borrows €1 million from a European bank at an interest rate of 10 per cent.The term of the loan is 3 years.Jarrets and Fitners decide to swap their interest and principal obligations on 1 July 2015.Exchange rate information is as follows:
1 July 2015 €1.00 = £0.50
30 June 2016 €1.00 = £0.55
Both Jarrets and Fitners are Dutch companies.What are the journal entries to record the swap for the period ended 30 June 2016 in Fitners Plc's books (rounded to the nearest whole euro) ?


A) 1 July 20151 \text { July } 2015
Dr Cash 1000000Cr Foreign loan 1000000Dr Foreign currency receivable 1000000Cr Australian loan 1000000\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash } & 1000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign loan } & & 1000000 \\\hline\\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign currency receivable } & 1000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Australian loan } & & 1000000\\\hline\end{array}

30 June 201630 \text { June } 2016
Dr Foreign loan 90909Cr Foreign exchange gain 90909Dr Foreign exchange loss 90909Cr Foreign currency receivable 90909Dr Interest expense 72727Cr Cash 72727Dr Interest expense 27273Cr Cash 27273\begin{array}{|l|l|r|r|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign loan } & 90909 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign exchange gain } & & 90909 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign exchange loss } & 90909 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign currency receivable } & & 90909 \\\hline\\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Interest expense } & 72727 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Cash } & & 72727 \\\hline & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Interest expense } & 27273 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Cash } & & 27273 \\\hline\end{array}
B) 1 July 20151 \text { July } 2015
Dr Cash 1000000Cr Loan 1000000Dr Loan receivable 1000000Cr Foreign currency payable 1000000\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash } & 1000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Loan } & & 1000000 \\\hline & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Loan receivable } & 1000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign currency payable } & & 1000000 \\\hline\end{array}

30 June 201630 \text { June } 2016
Dr Foreign currency payable 90909Cr Foreign exchange gain 90909Dr Interest expense 100000Cr Cash 100000Dr Cash 27273Cr Interest expense 27273\begin{array}{|l|l|r|r|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign currency payable } & 90909 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign exchange gain } & & 90909\\\hline\\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Interest expense } & 100000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Cash } & & 100000 \\\hline\\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash } & 27273 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Interest expense } & & 27273 \\\hline\end{array}
C) 1 July 20151 \text { July } 2015
Dr Cash 1000000Cr Loan 1000000Dr Loan receivable 250000Cr Foreign currency payable 250000\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash } & 1000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Loan } & & 1000000 \\\hline & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Loan receivable } & 250000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign currency payable } & & 250000 \\\hline\end{array}

30 June 201630 \text { June } 2016
Dr Foreign exchange loss 25000Cr Foreign currency payable 25000Dr Cash 27273Cr Interest expense 27273\begin{array}{|l|l|r|r|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign exchange loss } & 25000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign currency payable } & & 25000 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash } & 27273 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Interest expense } & & 27273 \\\hline\end{array}
D) 1 Julv 20151 \text { Julv } 2015
Dr Cash 1000000Cr Loan 1000000Dr Loan receivable 1000000Cr Foreign currency payable 1000000\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash } & 1000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Loan } & & 1000000 \\\hline& & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Loan receivable } & 1000000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign currency payable } & & 1000000 \\\hline\end{array}

30 June 201630 \text { June } 2016
Dr Foreign currency payable 90909Cr Foreign exchange gain 90909Dr Foreign exchange loss 90909Cr Loan receivable 100000Dr Interest expense 100000Cr Cash 27273Dr Cash 27273Cr Interest expense \begin{array}{|l|l|r|r|}\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign currency payable } & 90909 & \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Foreign exchange gain } & & 90909 \\\hline & & & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Foreign exchange loss } & & 90909 \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Loan receivable } & & \\\hline & & 100000 & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Interest expense } & & 100000 \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Cash } & & \\\hline & & 27273 & \\\hline \mathrm{Dr} & \text { Cash } & & 27273 \\\hline \mathrm{Cr} & \text { Interest expense } & & \\\hline\end{array}

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