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Foreign currency transactions: Foreign currency transactions include sales, purchases, and any other transaction which foreign exchange element. As the financial statements of all U.S. companies are prepared using the U.S. dollar as the reporting currency, the transactions that took place in other currencies must be translated to U.S. dollars before they can be recorded. In addition, many large U.S. companies have multinational operations such as foreign-based subsidiaries or branches, these foreign subsidiaries prepare their financial statements in their local currencies. In this situation, those financial statements should also be translated into a dollar.
The impact of changes in the exchange rate of the dollar and the pound on its 20X5 financial statements.
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Introduction:
Foreign currency transactions: Foreign currency transactions include sales, purchases, and any other transaction which foreign exchange element. As the financial statements of all U.S. companies are prepared using the U.S. dollar as the reporting currency, the transactions that took place in other currencies must be translated to U.S. dollars before they can be recorded. In addition, many large U.S. companies have multinational operations such as foreign-based subsidiaries or branches, these foreign subsidiaries prepare their financial statements in their local currencies. In this situation, those financial statements should also be translated into a dollar.
The importance of reporting the decline in U.S. dollar.
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- Match each term in Column A with its related definition in Column B. Column A 1. ____________ Spot rate 2. ____________ Currency appreciation 3. ____________ Translation risk 4. ____________ Transaction risk 5. ____________ Exchange rate Column B a. The rate at which one currency can be traded for another currency. b. The possibility that future cash transactions will be affected by changing exchange rates. c. A month ago, 1 U.S. was worth 8.5 Mexican pesos. Today, 1 is worth 9.0 Mexican pesos. The U.S. dollar has undergone what? d. The degree to which a firms financial statements are exposed to exchange rate fluctuation. e. The exchange rate of one currency for another for immediate delivery (today).arrow_forwardQ2-5 In the monetary approach to the balance of payments (under flexible exchange rates) an increase in the proportion of income that people in country A wish to hold as money would, other things equal, lead to _______ in country A's demand for money and to ______ of A's currency in the foreign exchange markets. a. an increase / a depreciation b. an increase / an appreciation c. a decrease / a depreciation d. a decrease / an appreciationarrow_forwardOn November 30, P Corporation purchased inventory from a Chinese supplier. The Chinese company requires payment to be made in Yuan. What exchange rate should be used to value the account payable on the balance sheet? a_ Weighted average exchange rate for the year. B) Exchange rate at the end of the year C) Exchange rate on the settlement date D) Exchange rate on the date of purchase.arrow_forward
- A sale of goods by a U.S. company was denominated in a foreign currency. The sale resulted in a receivable that was fixed in terms of the amount of foreign currency that would be received. Exchange rates between the dollar and the foreign currency changed so that a loss was incurred. This loss should be included as a a. Extraordinary item in the income statement b. Separate component of stockholders' equity O c. Deferred item in the balance sheet O d. Component of income from continuing operationsarrow_forwardGanado Europe (A). Using facts in the chapter for Ganado Europe, assume the exchange rate on January 2, 2016, in Exhibit 11.5 dropped in value from $1.1400/€ to $0.8700/€. Recalculate Ganado Europe's translated balance sheet for January 2, 2016, with the new exchange rate using the current rate method as shown in the popup window,. What is the amount of translation gain or loss? a. What is the amount of translation gain or loss? Enter a positive number for a gain and negative for a loss. $ (Round to the nearest dollar.) Where should it appear in the financial statements? The translation gain (loss) for the year is added to the balance in the Cumulative Translation Adjustment (CTA) account.arrow_forwardWhich of the following statement is NOT true regarding a foreign currency transaction? a. When a transaction is denominated in a foreign currency (FC) and measured in dollars, changes in exchange rates between the transaction date and the settlement date expose the domestic company to exchange gains or losses. b. If an FC transaction is unsettled at the end of the accounting period, the exchange gains/losses should be accrued. c. When a transaction is denominated and measured in dollars, changes in exchange rates do not expose the domestic company to exchange gains or losses. d. Changes in exchange rates expose the domestic company to exchange gains or losses only when the company purchases goods from a foreign company.arrow_forward
- 31. How should exchange gains or losses resulting from foreign currency transactions be accounted for?a. Included as component of income from continuing operations for the period in which the ratechanges.b. Included as component of other comprehensive income for the period in which the rate changes.c. Included in the statement of financial position as a deferred item.d. Included in net earnings for gains, but deferred for losses. 32. When the information about two entities engaged in the same industry has been prepared and presented in similarmanner, the information exhibits the enhancing qualitative characteristics ofa. Relevanceb. Consistencyc. Faithful representationd. Comparability 33. What are the attributes that make the information provided in the financial statements useful to the readers?a. Qualitative characteristics of financial informationb. Quantitative characteristics of financial informationc. Elements of financial statementsd. Objectives of financial reporting 34.…arrow_forward25 - The registered value of foreign currency holdings is increased or reduced to the value of the balance sheet day based on the exchange rate at the end of the period. What is this process called?A) EqualizationB) FixingC) IncreaseD) Don't payE) Valuationarrow_forwardTranslate the foreign currency financial statements below using the current rate (functional) method. Assume the company was incorporated, began business, and became subsidiary of an US firm on January 1, 2016, and the foreign currency was the functional currency. Date January 1, 2016 January 1, 2019 March 31, 2019 Rate 1 FC=$0.10 1 FC=$0.20 1 FC=$0.25 1 FC=$0.40 1 FC=$0.30 December 31, 2019 Weighted average for 2019 Financial Statements of Street Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2019 FC Rate Dollars Income Statement Net sales Costs and expenses Net income 10,000,000 8,000,000 2,000,000 Statement of Retained Earnings Beginning retained earnings 8,000,000 2,000,000 10,000,000 1,000,000 9,000,000 1,600,000 Net income Subtotal Dividends (declared March 31) Ending retained earnings Balance Sheet Assets Current assets Fixed assets (acquired 1/1/2016) Total assets 13,000,000 82,000,000 95,000,000 Liabilities and stockholders' equity Current liabilities |Long-term debt |Common…arrow_forward
- A foreign operation has the following local inflation rates: Year 1: 10% Year 2: 20% Year 3: 30% Year 4: 10% Year 5: 15% a. What is the applicable cumulative inflation rate that should be used for reporting as of end of year 5? b. What method will be used for remeasurement or translation of the foreign operation’s foreign currency financial statements? ANSWER A AND B BOTH PLEASE 2. XYZ, a US company has a subsidiary in Korea. The Korean sub sells inventory to a Japanese company with the sale denominated in US dollars. Between the date of sale and the date, the receivable is collected the Korean won strengthens 10% against the US dollar. Explain if there is a foreign exchange gain or loss or no FX impact and why? Answer 1 and 2 allarrow_forwardHonesty Company sold goods on account to a foreign company for 80,200 euros on October 20, 2022. The date of invoice is October 25, 2022 and the payment is due on January 29, 2023. Exchange rates were as follows (see image below). Answer the following subquestion(3): a. How much is the foreign exchange gain (loss) to be reported in 2022? ____________ thanks!arrow_forward6)Grace Co. had a Chinese yuan payable resulting from imports from China and a Mexican peso receivable resulting from exports to Mexico. Grace recorded foreign exchange losses related to both page 465its yuan payable and peso receivable. Did the foreign currencies increase or decrease in dollar value from the date of the transaction to the settlement date? Yuan Peso a. Increase Increase b. Increase Decrease c. Decrease Increase d. Decrease Decrease thank youarrow_forward
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