On September 30, 2015, Ericson Company negotiated a 2-year, 1,000,000 dudek loan from a...

On September 30, 2015, Ericson Company negotiated a 2-year, 1,000,000 dudek loan from a foreign bank at an interest rate of 2 percent per year. It makes interest payments annually on September 30 and will repay the principal on September 30, 2017. Ericson prepares U.S.-dollar financial statements and has a December 31 year-end.

a. Prepare all journal entries related to this foreign currency borrowing assuming the following exchange rates for 1 dudek:

b. Determine the effective cost of borrowing in dollars in each of the three years 2015, 2016, and 2017.