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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?


A)
 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? A)    B)    C)   \begin{array}{l} 30 \text { June } 2014\\ \begin{array} { | l | l | r | r | }  \hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Futures receivable } & 56250 & \\ \hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Gain on futures contract } & & 56250 \\ \hline \end{array} \end{array}  D)
B)
 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? A)    B)    C)   \begin{array}{l} 30 \text { June } 2014\\ \begin{array} { | l | l | r | r | }  \hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Futures receivable } & 56250 & \\ \hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Gain on futures contract } & & 56250 \\ \hline \end{array} \end{array}  D)
C)
30 June 2014Dr Futures receivable 56250Cr Gain on futures contract 56250\begin{array}{l}30 \text { June } 2014\\\begin{array} { | l | l | r | r | } \hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Futures receivable } & 56250 & \\\hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Gain on futures contract } & & 56250 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}
D)
 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? A)    B)    C)   \begin{array}{l} 30 \text { June } 2014\\ \begin{array} { | l | l | r | r | }  \hline \mathrm { Dr } & \text { Futures receivable } & 56250 & \\ \hline \mathrm { Cr } & \text { Gain on futures contract } & & 56250 \\ \hline \end{array} \end{array}  D)

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