Advanced Financial Accounting
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Author: Christensen, Theodore E., COTTRELL, David M., Budd, Cassy
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Chapter 12, Problem 12.1.6E
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Introduction: Translation is the method used to convert financial results of the business of subsidiary company into the functional currency of parent company.
Re-measurement: It is process to measure the financial results of any other currency into functional currency.
To choose: The correct option.
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22.Examples of external reporting issues include the following except:Select one:a. Should accounts of foreign operations be translated to parent currency when consolidated statements are prepared?b. Which exchange rates should be employed when translating from one currency to another?c. Does translation from one set of measurement rules to another change the information content of the original message?d. Should foreign managers be evaluated in terms of parent currency or the local currency of the country in which the manager operates?
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In presenting foreign currency denominated transactions to the functional currency of the entity, which of the following statements is correct?
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When nonmonetary items are translated from foreign currency to functional currency in the financial statements, foreign currency gain of loss will be recognized.
Monetary items shall be initially recognized and measured at the exchange rate prevailing at the end of the reporting period.
Foreign currency denominated income statement accounts shall be translated using the exchange rate at the date of transaction.
Foreign currency gain or loss arising from translation of the foreign currency denominated items to functional currency shall be presented in other comprehensive income with reclassification adjustment to profit or loss if realized.
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Which of the following statements relating to foreign currency translation is false?
The current rate method is used when a foreign operation has its own functional currency and it is necessary to translate amounts from the functional currency to the reporting currency used in the parent entity's consolidated financial statements.
The application of the current rate method gives rise to cumulative translation adjustments which are reported as part of other comprehensive income.
If a foreign entity has a recording currency that is different than its functional currency, it will be necessary to restate the enity's financial statements from the recording currency to the applicable functional currency and this will give rise to restate gains and losses recognized in the income statement.
A foreign entity that operates in a country that has a high rate of inflation will have to translate its financial statements into the parent entity's…
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Advanced Financial Accounting
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