When a company uses put options to hedge foreign currency firm commitments, the accounting is relatively simple. The company records the cost of the option as an expense on its income statement. Then, when the contract expires, any difference between the strike price and the actual market price is recorded as a gain or loss on the income statement." Can you please illustrate the statement with an example of when the contract falls between two fiscal years?

When a company uses put options to hedge foreign currency firm commitments, the accounting is relatively simple. The company records the cost of the option as an expense on its income statement. Then, when the contract expires, any difference between the strike price and the actual market price is recorded as a gain or loss on the income statement." Can you please illustrate the statement with an example of when the contract falls between two fiscal years?

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