Loose Leaf Advanced Accounting with Connect Access Card
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ISBN: 9781259184741
Author: Joe Ben Hoyle, Thomas Schaefer, Timothy Doupnik
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Company C has a subsidiary operating in a foreign country. Explain the term functional currency mean in relation to this subsidiary and how the functional currency determined.
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- Which of the following suggests that the foreign entity's functional currency is the parent's currency? a. Intercompany transaction volume is low. b. Debt is serviced through local operations. c. There is an active and primarily local market. d. Sale prices are influenced by international factors.arrow_forwardDescribe the functional currency concept and briefly describe how a foreign entity’s functional currency Is determined.arrow_forwardAccounts are listed below for a foreign subsidiary that maintains its books in its local currency. The equity interest in the subsidiary was acquired in a purchase transaction. In the space provided, indicate the exchange rate that would be used to translate the accounts into dollars assuming that the functional currency was identified (a) as the U.S. dollar and (b) as the foreign entity’s local currency. Exchange Rate if theFunctional Currency Is: Account U.S. Dollar Local Currency Cash Accounts receivable Inventory carried at cost Inventory carried at market Prepaid rent Property, plant, and equipment Goodwill Accounts payable Bonds payable Unamortized premium on bonds payable Preferred stock carried at issuance price Common stock Sales…arrow_forward
- what are implications for analysis of financial statements that result from the accounting for foreign currency translation?arrow_forwardWhat does the term functional currency mean? How is the functional currency determined under IFRS and under U.S. GAAP?arrow_forwardA). Why do we need to translate the financial statement of foreign operations? B). Explain the concepts of local currency, functional currency and presentation, orrency with example. K C). How is the profit or loss from translating foreign operations' financial statements from local currency to functional currency treated? D) How are the profit and loss from translating foreign ope ions' financial statements from functional currency to presentation currency treated?arrow_forward
- What are the circumstances under which the capital expenditure of a foreign subsidiary might have a positive NPV in local currency terms but be unprofitable from the parent firm’s perspective?arrow_forwardA foreign company maintains its books and records in its domestic currency. Identify several factors that might suggest that the domestic currency is not the entity’s functional currency.arrow_forwardWhat is a subsidiary’s functional currency? Choose the correcta. The parent’s reporting currency.b. The currency used by the parent to acquire the subsidiary.c. The currency in which the entity primarily generates and expends cash.d. Always the currency of the country in which the company has its headquarters.arrow_forward
- What is a subsidiary’s functional currency?a. The parent’s reporting currency.b. The currency used by the parent to acquire the subsidiary.c. The currency in which the entity primarily generates and expends cash.d. Always the currency of the country in which the company has its headquarters.arrow_forwardHow does a parent company determine the appropriate method for translating the financial statements of a foreign subsidiary?arrow_forwardFunctional currency is the currency that influences sales price, labour, material and other costs of a company’s goods and services. (a) Explain factors that should also be considered to determine the functional currency of a foreign operation. (b) Explain what will happen if a business transaction is denominated in foreign currency but reported in functional currency.arrow_forward
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