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On July 1, 2019, Great White North (GWN) Inc GWN Has a July 31st Year End

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On July 1, 2019, Great White North (GWN) Inc. purchased merchandise from a supplier in the U.S. for US$800,000 with terms requiring full payment by October 31, 2019. On July 2, 2019, GWN entered into a forward contract to purchase US$800,000 on October 31, 2019 at a rate of CDN$1.2275. The forward contract was designated as a hedge of the fair value of the amount due to the supplier.
On October 31, 2019, GWN paid its supplier in full. Selected dates and spot rates are shown below:
 July 1,2019 CDN $1.2150 July 31,2019 CDN $1.2175 October 31,2019 CDN $1.22\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline \text { July } 1,2019 & \text { CDN } \$ 1.2150 \\\hline \text { July } 31,2019 & \text { CDN } \$ 1.2175 \\\hline \text { October } 31,2019 & \text { CDN } \$ 1.22 \\\hline\end{array} GWN has a July 31st year end. On that date the forward rate for US dollars for three months was CDN $1.2225.
Prepare the journal entries assuming that no forward contract was entered into.

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