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On December 1, 2025, King Cо. sоld inventоry to а customer in а foreign country. King аgreed to accept 96,000 local currency units (LCU) in full payment for this inventory. Payment was to be made on February 1, 2026. On December 1, 2025, King entered into a forward exchange contract wherein 96,000 LCU would be delivered to a currency broker in two months. The two month forward exchange rate on that date was 1 LCU = $.30. Any contract discount or premium is amortized using the straight-line method. The spot rates and forward rates on various dates were as follows: Date Rate Description Exchange Rate December 1, 2025 Spot Rate $.32= 1 LCU December 1, 2025 2-Month Forward Rate $.30= 1 LCU December 31, 2025 Spot Rate $.29= 1 LCU December 31, 2025 1-Month Forward Rate $.28= 1 LCU February 1, 2026 Spot Rate $.27= 1 LCU (A.) Assume this hedge is designated as a cash flow hedge. Prepare the journal entries relating to the transaction and the forward contract on 12/1/2025. 12/31/2025 and 2/1/2026. Ignore discounting for present value.(B.) Compute the effect on 2025 net income.(C.) Compute the effect on 2026 net income.