Question:Assume that a firm made a noncancelable purchase commitment to
buy 100,000 gallons for jet fuel...
Question
Assume that a firm made a noncancelable purchase commitment to
buy 100,000 gallons for jet fuel...
Assume that a firm made a noncancelable purchase commitment to
buy 100,000 gallons for jet fuel in 2018 on 1/1/18 for $1.50 a
gallon when the market price was $1.65 per gallon.
a) Prepare the journal entry the firm would record on
1/1/18.
b) The firm needed to produce a balance sheet on 6/30/18 when
the market price of the jet fuel was $1.35 and before they had
purchased any fuel. Prepare the journal entry they would need to
record on 6/30/18
c) The firm purchased the 100,000 gallons of jet fuel on
7/31/18 for the contract price when the market price was still
$1.35 per gallon.