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- A Canadian corporation (ACC) has just entered into a two-year currency swap contract with Big Dealer Bank (BDB). The swap contract requires ACC to make semi-annual payments in Canadian dollars (C$) and receive semi-annual payments in U.S. dollars (US$). The notional amount in Canadian dollars is C$25 million. The accrual period for the swap is 180/360, assuming 360 days per year. The US$/C$ spot exchange rate is 0.77, with the Canadian dollar being the domestic currency for ACC. The term structures of C$ LIBOR and US$ LIBOR are as follows: Days C$ LIBOR (%) US$ LIBOR (%) 180 0.50 0.55 360 0.60 0.65 540 0.65 0.75 720 0.70 0.85 e. Assume 240 days has passed since the initiation of the currency swap contract. The new exchange rate is US$0.85/C$. Assume that, on Day 180, the 180-day C$ and U.S.$ LIBORs remained the same, at 0.5% and 0.55%, respectively. Calculate the value of the swap given the following LIBOR term structures at time 240.…A Canadian corporation (ACC) has just entered into a two-year currency swap contract with Big Dealer Bank (BDB). The swap contract requires ACC to make semi-annual payments in Canadian dollars (C$) and receive semi-annual payments in U.S. dollars (US$). The notional amount in Canadian dollars is C$25 million. The accrual period for the swap is 180/360, assuming 360 days per year. The US$/C$ spot exchange rate is 0.77, with the Canadian dollar being the domestic currency for ACC. The term structures of C$ LIBOR and US$ LIBOR are as follows: Days C$ LIBOR (%) US$ LIBOR (%) 180 0.50 0.55 360 0.60 0.65 540 0.65 0.75 720 0.70 0.85 a. What is the notional amount in U.S. dollars? b. Calculate the fixed rates in Canadian and U.S. dollars.On October 1, 2020, Mertag Company (a U.S.-based company) receives an order from a customer in Poland to deliver goods on January 31, 2021, for a price of 1,030,000 Polish zlotys (PLN). Mertag enters into a forward contract on October 1, 2020, to sell PLN 1,030,000 in four months (on January 31, 2021). U.S. dollar–Polish zloty exchange rates are as follows: Date Spot Rate Forward Rate(to January 31, 2021) October 1, 2020 $ 0.26 $ 0.30 December 31, 2020 0.29 0.33 January 31, 2021 0.31 N/A Mertag designates the forward contract as a fair value hedge of a foreign currency firm commitment. The fair value of the firm commitment is measured by referring to changes in the forward rate, and, therefore, forward points are included in assessing hedge effectiveness. Mertag must close its books and prepare financial statements on December 31. Discounting to present value can be ignored. Prepare journal entries for the foreign currency forward contract,…