Constellation Brands, a U.S. company, purchases merchandise from a German supplier on a regular basis. On April 1, 2016, Constellation purchased €31,500 for delivery on June 30, 2016, in anticipation of an expected purchase of merchandise for €31,500 at the end of June. The forward contract was a qualified hedge of a forecasted transaction. Constellation took delivery of the merchandise, settled the forward contract, and paid the German supplier €31,500 on June 30, 2016. The merchandise was subsequently sold in the U.S. on July 12, 2016, for $42,750 in cash. Relevant exchange rates ($/€) are as follows:PLEASE USE THE GENERAL JOURNAL PROVIDED FOR NECESSARY ENTRIES Spot rateForward rate for deliveryJune 30, 2016April 1, 2016$ 1.34$1.32June 30, 20161.38--Prepare the journal entries made by Constellation Brands on June 30 and July 12 concerning the above events. Assume Constellation Brands is a calendar-year company and records cost of goods sold at the time of sale.General JournalDateDescriptionDebitCredit06/30/16 AnswerAnswer AnswerAnswer To record increase in fair value of forward contract. AnswerAnswer AnswerAnswer AnswerAnswer To record settlement of forward contract. AnswerAnswer AnswerAnswer To record delivery of merchandise and payment to supplier. 07/12/16 AnswerAnswer AnswerAnswer To record merchandise sale. AnswerAnswer AnswerAnswer AnswerAnswer To record cost of sale.

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Constellation Brands, a U.S. company, purchases merchandise from a German supplier on a regular basis. On April 1, 2016, Constellation purchased €31,500 for delivery on June 30, 2016, in anticipation of an expected purchase of merchandise for €31,500 at the end of June. The forward contract was a qualified hedge of a forecasted transaction. Constellation took delivery of the merchandise, settled the forward contract, and paid the German supplier €31,500 on June 30, 2016. The merchandise was subsequently sold in the U.S. on July 12, 2016, for $42,750 in cash. Relevant exchange rates ($/€) are as follows:

PLEASE USE THE GENERAL JOURNAL PROVIDED FOR NECESSARY ENTRIES

	Spot rate	Forward rate for delivery June 30, 2016
April 1, 2016	$ 1.34	$1.32
June 30, 2016	1.38	--

Prepare the journal entries made by Constellation Brands on June 30 and July 12 concerning the above events. Assume Constellation Brands is a calendar-year company and records cost of goods sold at the time of sale.

General Journal
Date	Description	Debit	Credit
06/30/16		Answer	Answer
		Answer	Answer
	To record increase in fair value of forward contract.
		Answer	Answer
		Answer	Answer
		Answer	Answer
	To record settlement of forward contract.
		Answer	Answer
		Answer	Answer
	To record delivery of merchandise and payment to supplier.
07/12/16		Answer	Answer
		Answer	Answer
	To record merchandise sale.
		Answer	Answer
		Answer	Answer
		Answer	Answer
	To record cost of sale.

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