FUND.ACCT.PRIN.-CONNECT ACCESS
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Chapter 15A, Problem 20QS
To determine
Concept Introduction:
Foreign Exchange Rate: It refers to the price of one currency which is expressed in terms of the currency of another country. In other words, the foreign exchange rate is the rate at which the currency of two countries is exchanged.
To prepare: Journal record to pass entries for the sales and the receipt of payment when exchange rates were changed to $1.35.
Expert Solution & Answer
Explanation of Solution
Information Assumed:
The exchange rate at the time of purchase was $1.45
Exchange rates were $1.35 at the time of receivables payment
Credit sales of 10,000 pounds
In this situation, Company sold merchandise of amount 10,000 pounds when exchange rates were $1.45 per pound. At the time of cash receipts, the exchange rates were reduced and the company will bear an exchange loss of $1000.
Following are the
| Date | Particulars | Debit | Credit |
| $14,500 | |||
| Sales | $14,500 | ||
| Record the sales of 10,000 pounds when exchange rates were $1.45 per pound | |||
| Cash | $13,500 | ||
| Foreign exchange loss | $1,000 | ||
| Accounts receivables | $14,500 | ||
| Record foreign exchange loss at the time of cash receipts on merchandise sale |
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Foreign currency transactions Melbourne Ltd purchased goods from France on 3 April 2022 on credit shipped FOB Paris. The cost of good is Euro 500,000 and outstanding as of 31 April 2021. On 3 April 2022, the exchange rate is A$1.00 = Euro 0.67. On 30 April 2022, exchange rate is A$1.00 = Euro 0.66 REQUIRED Provide the accounting entries necessary to account for the above purchase transaction for the month ending 30 April 2022.
1.
On September 1, 20X1, Cano & Company, a U.S. corporation, sold merchandise to a foreign firm for 250,000 euros. Terms of the sale require payment in euros on February 1, 20X2. On September 1, 20X1, the spot exchange rate was $1.30 per euro. At Cano’s year-end on December 31, 20X1, the spot rate was $1.28, but the rate increased to $1.33 by February 1, 20X2, when payment was received.
Required:
What foreign currency transaction gain or loss should be recorded in 20X1?
What foreign currency transaction gain or loss should be recorded in 20X2?
Amount
Gain / Loss
1.
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss) 20X1
2.
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss) - 20X2
Country
Contract
$/Foreign Currency
Canada – Dollar
Spot
0.8437
30-day
0.8417
90-day
0.8395
Japan – Yen
Spot
0.004684
30-day
0.004717
90-day
0.004781
Switzerland - Franc
Spot
0.5139
30-day
0.5169
90-day
0.5315
a. (Spot exchange rates) An American business needs to pay (a) 10,000 Canadian dollars, (b) 2 million yen, and (c) 50,000 Swiss francs to businesses abroad. What are the dollar payments to the respective countries?
b. (Spot exchange rates) An American business pays $10,000, $15,000, and $20,000 to suppliers in, respectively, Japan, Switzerland, and Canada. How much, in local currencies, do the suppliers receive?
c. (Exchange rate arbitrage) You own $10,000. The dollar rate in Tokyo is 216.6743. The yen rate in New York is given in the preceding table. Are arbitrage profits possible? Set up an arbitrage scheme with your capital. What is the gain (loss) in dollars?
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