Revision1 2 3
Revision1 2 3
=> Assets value on Dec 31, year 2 under current rate method: $1560 + $2496 = $4056.
=> Acc depreciation on Dec 31, year 2 under current rate method: $1664
- Temporal method
Equipment 1 £ Translation rate $
Cost 2,000 1 2000
Acc.depn 800 1 800
Carrying amount 1,200 1 1200
Depn expense 400 1 400
Equipment 2 £ Translation rate $
Cost 2,000 1,2 2400
Acc.depn 800 1,2 960
Carrying amount 1,200 1,2 1440
Depn expense 400 1,2 480
=> Assets value on Dec 31, year 2 under temporal method: $1200+$1440 =$2640
=> Acc. depreciation on Dec 31, year 2 under temporal method: $1760.
2. Dec 1, 20X8, Topica, a U.K Company, makes a sale and ships goods to Eximco, a U.S
compay.
Sales price is 20,000 USD. Eximco agrees to pay in USD by bank transfer on Mar 1, 20X9
Spot rate as of Dec 1, 20X8 is 1,3$ per £
Spot rate as of Dec 31, 20X8 is 1,32$ per £
Spot rate as of Mar 1, 20X9 is 1,29$ per £
Topica has a December 31 year end.
Required:
1. How does Topica record the sale (in £) on Dec 1, 20X8?
2. How does Topica record the foreign Exchange gain/loss on Dec 31, 20X8 and on Mar 1,
20X9?
-Dec 1,20X8
Debit Account Receivable: $20,000*1,3 = £26,000
Credit Revenue: £26,000
-Dec 31,20x8
Debit Account Receivable: $20,000*1,32- £26,000 = £400
Credit Gain onn exchange rate: £400
-Mar 1,20X9
Dr Cash = $20,000*1,29 = £25,800
Dr Loss on exchange rate = £600
Cr Account Receivable = £26,400
3. Multico, a US company forms a wholly owned subsidiary in Italy (Italco) on 31/12/20X0.
On that date, Multico invests $1,350,000 in exchange for all of the subsidiary’s capital stock.
Italco purchased its inventory on 31/12/20X0 and its beginning balance sheet on 1 Jan 20X1
is as follows:
Calculation for
COGS Euro translation rate USD
opening inventory 600.000 1,35 810.000
Purchase 6.200.000 1,3 8.060.000
COGS 6.000.000 7.862.000
Closing inventory 800.000 1,26 1.008.000
Calculation for
Capital stock Euro translation rate USD
Beginning 1.000.000 1,35 1.350.000
Added 200.000 1.3 260.000
Ending 1.200.000 1,25 1.500.000