Partridge Ltd holds a well-diversified portfolio of shares with a current market value on 1 April 2014 of $1 million.On this date Partridge Ltd decides to hedge the portfolio by taking a sell position in 15 SPI futures units.The All Ordinaries SPI is 3130 on 1 April 2014.A unit contract in SPI futures is priced based on All Ordinaries SPI and a price of $25.The futures broker requires a deposit of $80 000.On 30 June the All Ordinaries SPI has fallen to 2980 and the value of the company's share portfolio has fallen to $950 000.What are the appropriate journal entries to record these events?
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