Deck 10: Translation of Foreign Currency Financial Statements

Question 1

If the subsidiary's local currency is its functional currency, what total amount should be included in Tulip's balance sheet in U.S.dollars?

A) $609,000.
B) $658,000.
C) $602,000.
D) $630,000.
E) $616,000.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What amount would have been reported for cost of goods sold on Porter's consolidated income statement at December 31, 2018?

A) $24,000.
B) $26,400.
C) $22,800.
D) $27,600.
E) $28,800.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

In accounting, the term translation refers to

A) The calculation of gains or losses from hedging transactions.
B) The calculation of exchange rate gains or losses on individual transactions in foreign currencies.
C) The procedure required to identify a company's functional currency.
D) The calculation of gains or losses from all transactions for the year.
E) A procedure to prepare a foreign subsidiary's financial statements for consolidation.

Answer 3

E

Question 4

When using the current rate method, the translation adjustment from translating a foreign subsidiary's financial statements should be shown as

A) An asset or liability (depending on the balance) in the consolidated balance sheet.
B) A revenue or expense (depending on the balance) in the consolidated income statement.
C) A component of stockholders' equity in the consolidated balance sheet.
D) A component of cash flows from financing activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows.
E) An element of the notes which accompany the consolidated financial statements.

Question 5

What exchange rate should have been used in translating Darron's revenues and expenses for 2018?

A) $1 = §.48.
B) $1 = §.44.
C) $1 = §.46.
D) $1 = §.42.
E) $1 = §.45.

Question 6

Gunther Co.established a subsidiary in Mexico on January 1, 2018.The subsidiary engaged in the following transactions during 2018: What amount of foreign exchange gain or loss would have been recognized in Gunther's consolidated income statement for 2018?

A) $800,000 gain.
B) $760,000 gain.
C) $320,000 loss.
D) $280,000 loss.
E) $440,000 loss.

Question 7

According to U.S.GAAP, when the local currency is the functional currency, which method is usually required for translating a foreign subsidiary's financial statements into the parent's reporting currency?

A) The temporal method.
B) The current rate method.
C) The current/noncurrent method.
D) The monetary/nonmonetary method.
E) The noncurrent rate method.

Question 8

What amount would have been reported for this inventory in Porter's consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017?

A) $24,000.
B) $26,400.
C) $22,800.
D) $27,600.
E) $28,800.

Question 9

Under the temporal method, which accounts are remeasured using current exchange rates?

A) All revenues and expenses.
B) All assets and liabilities.
C) Cash, receivables, and most liabilities.
D) All current assets and deferred income.
E) All stockholders' equity.

Question 10

On December 31, 2018, Westmore had accounts receivable of £280,000.What amount (rounded) would have been included for this subsidiary in calculating consolidated accounts receivable?

A) $173,913.
B) $176,100.
C) $445,200.
D) $448,000.
E) $450,800.

Question 11

What was the amount of the translation adjustment for 2018?

A) $60,800 decrease in relative value of net assets.
B) $60,800 decrease in relative value of net assets.
C) $61,200 decrease in relative value of net assets.
D) $466,400 increase in relative value of net assets.
E) $26,000 increase in relative value of net assets.

Question 12

What must Dilty do to ready the subsidiary's financial statements for consolidation?

A) First translate, then remeasure them.
B) First remeasure, then translate them.
C) State all of the subsidiary's accounts in U.S. dollars using the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date.
D) Translate them.
E) Remeasure them.

Question 13

For a foreign subsidiary that uses the U.S.dollar as its functional currency, what method is required to ready the financial statements for consolidation?

A) Current/Noncurrent Method.
B) Monetary/Nonmonetary Method.
C) Current Rate Method.
D) Temporal Method.
E) Indirect Method.

Question 14

If the U.S.dollar is the functional currency of this subsidiary, what total amount should be included in Tulip's balance sheet in U.S.dollars?

A) $609,000.
B) $658,000.
C) $602,000.
D) $630,000.
E) $616,000.

Question 15

What is a company's functional currency?

A) The currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates.
B) The currency of the country where it has its headquarters.
C) The currency in which it prepares its financial statements.
D) The reporting currency of its parent for a subsidiary.
E) The currency it chooses to designate as such.

Question 16

Westmore reported sales of £1,500,000 during 2018.What amount (rounded) would have been included for this subsidiary in calculating consolidated sales?

A) $2,415,000.
B) $2,400,000.
C) $2,385,000.
D) $ 943,396.
E) $ 931,677.

Question 17

Which one of the following statements would justify this conclusion?

A) Most of the subsidiary's sales and purchases were with companies in the U.S.
B) Dilty's functional currency is the dollar and Dilty is the parent.
C) Dilty's other subsidiaries all had the dollar as their functional currency.
D) Generally accepted accounting principles require that the subsidiary's functional currency must be the dollar if consolidated financial statements are to be prepared.
E) Dilty is located in the U.S.

Question 18

Under the current rate method, which accounts are translated using current exchange rates?

A) All revenues and expenses.
B) All assets and liabilities.
C) Cash, receivables, and most liabilities.
D) All current assets and deferred income.
E) All stockholders' equity.

Question 19

In translating a foreign subsidiary's financial statements, which exchange rate does the current method require for the subsidiary's assets and liabilities?

A) The exchange rate in effect when each asset or liability was acquired.
B) The average exchange rate for the current year.
C) A calculated exchange rate based on market value.
D) The exchange rate in effect as of the balance sheet date.
E) The exchange rate in effect at the start of the current year.

Question 20

Sinkal Co.was formed on January 1, 2018 as a wholly owned foreign subsidiary of a U.S.corporation.Sinkal's functional currency was the stickle (§).The following transactions and events occurred during 2018: What was the amount of the translation adjustment for 2018?

A) $52,000 decrease in relative value of net assets.
B) $60,400 decrease in relative value of net assets.
C) $60,400 increase in relative value of net assets.
D) $440,000 decrease in relative value of net assets.
E) $26,000 increase in relative value of net assets.

Question 21

Under the temporal method, property, plant & equipment would be remeasured at what rate?

A) Beginning of the year rate.
B) Average rate.
C) Current rate.
D) Historical rate.
E) Composite amount.

Question 22

A net liability balance sheet exposure exists and the foreign currency depreciates.Which of the following statements is true?

A) There is no translation adjustment.
B) There is a transaction loss.
C) There is a transaction gain.
D) There is a negative translation adjustment.
E) There is a positive translation adjustment.

Question 23

Under the current rate method, property, plant & equipment would be translated at what rate?

A) Beginning of the year rate.
B) Average rate.
C) Current rate.
D) Historical rate.
E) Composite amount.

Question 24

A net asset balance sheet exposure exists and the foreign currency depreciates.Which of the following statements is true?

A) There is no translation adjustment.
B) There is a transaction loss.
C) There is a transaction gain.
D) There is a negative translation adjustment.
E) There is a positive translation adjustment.

Question 25

A U.S.company's foreign subsidiary had the following amounts in stickles (§), the functional currency, in 2018: The average exchange rate during 2018 was §1 = $.96.The beginning inventory was acquired when the exchange rate was §1 = $1.20.The ending inventory was acquired when the exchange rate was §1 = $.90.The exchange rate at December 31, 2018 was §1 = $.84.Assuming that the foreign nation for the subsidiary had a highly inflationary economy, at what amount should that foreign subsidiary's purchases have been reflected in the 2018 U.S.dollar income statement?

A) $11,865,600.
B) $11,577,600.
C) $11,520,000.
D) $11,613,600.
E) $11,523,600.

Question 26

Which method of translating a foreign subsidiary's financial statements is correct if it is assumed that the parent's net investment is exposed to foreign exchange risk?

A) Historical rate method.
B) Working capital method.
C) Current rate method.
D) Remeasurement.
E) Temporal method.

Question 27

An historical exchange rate for common stock of a foreign subsidiary is best described as

A) The rate at date of the acquisition business combination.
B) The rate when the common stock was originally issued for the acquisition transaction.
C) The average rate from date of acquisition to the date of the balance sheet.
D) The rate from the prior year's balances.
E) The January 1 exchange rate.

Question 28

A net asset balance sheet exposure exists and the foreign currency appreciates.Which of the following statements is true?

A) There is no translation adjustment.
B) There is a transaction loss.
C) There is a transaction gain.
D) There is a negative translation adjustment.
E) There is a positive translation adjustment.

Question 29

Under the current rate method, inventory at net realizable value would be translated for the balance sheet at what rate?

A) Beginning of the year rate.
B) Average rate.
C) Current rate.
D) Historical rate.
E) Composite amount.

Question 30

Under the current rate method, depreciation expense would be translated at what rate?

A) Beginning of the year rate.
B) Average rate.
C) Current rate.
D) Historical rate.
E) Composite amount.

Question 31

A net liability balance sheet exposure exists and the foreign currency appreciates.Which of the following statements is true?

A) There is no translation adjustment.
B) There is a transaction loss.
C) There is a transaction gain.
D) There is a negative translation adjustment.
E) There is a positive translation adjustment.

Question 32

Which method is used for remeasuring a foreign subsidiary's financial statements?

A) Historical rate method.
B) Working capital method.
C) Current rate method.
D) Translation.
E) Temporal method.

Question 33

A U.S.company's foreign subsidiary had the following amounts in stickles (§) in 2018: The average exchange rate during 2018 was §1 = $.96.The beginning inventory was acquired when the exchange rate was §1 = $1.20.The ending inventory was acquired when the exchange rate was §1 = $.90.The exchange rate at December 31, 2018 was §1 = $.84.Assuming that the foreign country had a highly inflationary economy, at what amount should the foreign subsidiary's cost of goods sold have been reflected in the 2018 U.S.dollar income statement?

A) $11,253,600.
B) $11,577,600.
C) $11,649,600.
D) $11,613,600.
E) $11,523,600.

Question 34

Under the current rate method, common stock would be translated at what rate?

A) Beginning of the year rate.
B) Average rate.
C) Current rate.
D) Historical rate.
E) Composite amount.

Question 35

Under the temporal method, depreciation expense would be remeasured at what rate?

A) Beginning of the year rate.
B) Average rate.
C) Current rate.
D) Historical rate.
E) Composite amount.

Question 36

A U.S.company's foreign subsidiary had the following amounts in stickles (§), the functional currency, in 2018: The average exchange rate during 2018 was §1 = $.96.The beginning inventory was acquired when the exchange rate was §1 = $1.20.The ending inventory was acquired when the exchange rate was §1 = $.90.The exchange rate at December 31, 2018 was §1 = $.84.At what amount should the foreign subsidiary's cost of goods sold have been reflected in the 2018 U.S.dollar income statement?

A) $11,253,600.
B) $11,577,600.
C) $11,520,000.
D) $11,613,600.
E) $11,523,600.

Question 37

Under the temporal method, retained earnings would be remeasured at what rate?

A) Beginning of the year rate.
B) Average rate.
C) Current rate.
D) Historical rate.
E) Composite amount.

Question 38

Under the temporal method, inventory at net realizable value would be remeasured for the balance sheet at what rate?

A) Beginning of the year rate.
B) Average rate.
C) Current rate.
D) Historical rate.
E) Composite amount.

Question 39

Under the temporal method, common stock would be remeasured at what rate?

A) Beginning of the year rate.
B) Average rate.
C) Current rate.
D) Historical rate.
E) Composite amount.

Question 40

Under the current rate method, retained earnings would be translated at what rate?

A) Beginning of the year rate.
B) Average rate.
C) Current rate.
D) Historical rate.
E) Composite amount.

Question 41

When preparing a consolidation worksheet for a parent and its foreign subsidiary accounted for under the equity method, which of the following statements is false?

A) The cumulative translation adjustment included in the Investment in Subsidiary account is eliminated.
B) The excess of fair value over book value since the date of acquisition is revalued for the change in exchange rate.
C) The amount of equity income recognized by the parent in the current year is eliminated.
D) The allocations of excess of fair value over book value at the date of acquisition are eliminated.
E) The subsidiary's stockholders' equity accounts as of the beginning of the year are eliminated.

Question 42

Under the temporal method, how would cost of goods sold be remeasured?

A) Beginning of the year rate.
B) Average rate.
C) Current rate.
D) A single historical rate.
E) Historical rates.

Question 43

Where is the translation adjustment reported in the parent company's financial statements?

A) Net loss in the income statement.
B) Cumulative translation adjustment as a deferred asset.
C) Cumulative translation adjustment as a deferred liability.
D) Accumulated other comprehensive income.
E) Retained earnings.

Question 44

Compute the cost of goods sold for 2018 in U.S.dollars using the temporal method.

A) $376,650.
B) $387,750.
C) $388,800.
D) $400,950.
E) $409,050.

Question 45

If a subsidiary is operating in a highly inflationary economy, how are the financial statements to be restated?

A) Historical rate.
B) Working capital rate.
C) Translation.
D) Temporal method.
E) Current rate.

Question 46

Compute ending inventory for 2018 under the current rate method.

A) $13,950.
B) $14,100.
C) $14,400.
D) $14,850.
E) $15,150.

Question 47

Under the current rate method, how would cost of goods sold be translated?

A) Beginning of the year rate.
B) Average rate.
C) Current rate.
D) Historical rate.
E) Composite amount.

Question 48

The financial statements for Perez are translated by its U.S.parent.What amount of gain or loss would be reported in its translated income statement?

A) $1,530.
B) $1,575.
C) $1,590.
D) $1,090.
E) $1,650.

Question 49

Compute the cost of goods sold for 2018 in U.S.dollars using the current rate method.

A) $376,550.
B) $387,750.
C) $388,800.
D) $400,950.
E) $409,050.

Question 50

Compute ending inventory for 2018 under the temporal method.

A) $13,950.
B) $14,100.
C) $14,400.
D) $14,850.
E) $15,150.

Question 51

If the current rate used to restate these amounts is $.95, what was the average historical rate used to arrive at the total amount for historical rates?

A) $0.9000.
B) $1.0000.
C) $0.9500.
D) $0.9474.
E) $1.0556.

Question 52

A highly inflationary economy is defined as

A) Cumulative 5-year inflation in excess of 100%.
B) Cumulative 3-year inflation in excess of 100%.
C) Cumulative 5-year inflation in excess of 90%.
D) Cumulative 3-year inflation in excess of 90%.
E) Any country designated as a company operating in a third-world economy.

Question 53

Assuming the functional currency of the subsidiary is the local currency, what total should be included in Parker's consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2018, for the above items?

A) $407,500.
B) $418,000.
C) $396,000.
D) $403,500.
E) $398,500.

Question 54

The financial statements for Perez are remeasured by its U.S.parent.What amount of gain or loss would be reported in its translated income statement?

A) $1,530.
B) $1,575.
C) $1,590.
D) $1,090.
E) $1,650.

Question 55

Assuming the functional currency of the subsidiary is the U.S.dollar, what total should be included in Parker's consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2018, for the above items?

A) $407,500.
B) $418,000.
C) $396,000.
D) $403,500.
E) $398,500.

Question 56

Compute the December 31, 2018, inventory balance using the current rate method.

A) $454,400.
B) $457,600.
C) $596,400.
D) $419,000.
E) $321,000.

Question 57

Compute the December 31, 2018, inventory balance using the lower of cost or net realizable value method under the temporal method.

A) $321,000.
B) $457,600.
C) $596,400.
D) $454,400.
E) $419,000.

Question 58

When preparing a consolidated statement of cash flows, which of the following statements is false?

A) All operating activity items are translated at an average exchange rate for the period.
B) A change in accounts receivable is translated using the current rate.
C) A change in long-term debt is translated using the historical rate at the date of the change.
D) Dividends paid are translated using the historical rate at the date of the payment.
E) All items follow translation rates used for the balance sheet and the income statement.

Question 59

When consolidating a foreign subsidiary, which of the following statements is true?

A) Parent reports a cumulative translation adjustment from adjusting its investment account under the equity method.
B) Parent reports a gain or loss in net income from adjusting its investment account under the equity method.
C) Subsidiary's cumulative translation adjustment is carried forward to the consolidated balance sheet.
D) Subsidiary's income/loss is carried forward to the consolidated balance sheet.
E) All foreign currency gains/losses are eliminated in the consolidated income statement and balance sheet.

Question 60

Where is the remeasurement gain or loss reported in the parent company's financial statements?

A) Net income/loss in the income statement.
B) Cumulative translation adjustment as a deferred asset.
C) Cumulative translation adjustment as a deferred liability.
D) Other comprehensive income.
E) Retained earnings.

Question 61

Assume the functional currency is the U.S.Dollar; compute the U.S.income statement amount for depreciation expense for 2018.

A) $8,190.
B) $8,370.
C) $8,820.
D) $9,090.
E) $8,550.

Question 62

A foreign subsidiary was acquired on January 1, 2018.Determine the exchange rate used to restate the following accounts at December 31, 2018.Land was purchased on October 1, 2018.Relevant exchange dates follow:
(A) January 1, 2018
(B) October 1, 2018
(C) December 31, 2018
(D) Average, 2018
(E) Composite, using multiple dates.
Identify the exchange rate used to translate items 1-5 when the functional currency is the foreign currency:
____ 1.Land.
____ 2.Equipment.
____ 3.Bonds payable.
____ 4.Common stock.
____ 5.Retained earnings.
Identify the exchange rate used to remeasure the items 6-10 when the functional currency is the U.S.dollar:
____ 6.Land.
____ 7.Equipment.
____ 8.Bonds payable.
____ 9.Common stock.
____ 10.Retained earnings.

Question 63

Assume the functional currency is the U.S.Dollar; compute the U.S.balance sheet amount for equipment for 2018.

A) $81,900.
B) $90,900.
C) $83,700.
D) $88,200.
E) $85,500.

Question 64

How can a parent corporation determine the functional currency for a foreign subsidiary that conducts business in more than one country?

Question 65

Assume the functional currency is the U.S.Dollar; compute the U.S.statement of retained earnings amount for dividends for 2018.

A) $19,000.
B) $20,200.
C) $18,600.
D) $19,400.
E) $19,600.

Question 66

Kennedy's share of Hastie's net income for 2018 would be

A) $18,000.
B) $15,000.
C) $18,200.
D) $16,000.
E) $18,500.

Question 67

Assume the functional currency is the U.S.Dollar; compute the U.S.balance sheet amount for accumulated depreciation for 2018.

A) $40,950.
B) $41,850.
C) $45,450.
D) $42,750.
E) $44,100.

Question 68

What exchange rate should be used to translate (a) revenues and expenses that occur throughout the year and (b) a gain or loss that occurs on a specific day?

Question 69

Assume the functional currency is the U.S.Dollar; compute the U.S.balance sheet amount for inventory, at cost, for 2018.

A) $18,800.
B) $19,600.
C) $18,000.
D) $20,200.
E) $19,000.

Question 70

Assume the functional currency is the Euro; compute the U.S.Statement of Retained Earnings amount reported for Dividends in 2018.

A) $19,000.
B) $20,200.
C) $18,600.
D) $19,400.
E) $19,600.

Question 71

Assume the functional currency is the Euro; compute the U.S.income statement amount for sales for 2018.

A) $364,000.
B) $372,000.
C) $380,000.
D) $360,000.
E) $404,000.

Question 72

Assume the functional currency is the U.S.Dollar; compute the U.S.income statement amount for sales for 2018.

A) $364,000.
B) $372,000.
C) $380,000.
D) $360,000.
E) $404,000.

Question 73

Assume the functional currency is the Euro; compute the U.S.balance sheet amount for equipment for 2018.

A) $81,900.
B) $90,900.
C) $83,700.
D) $88,200.
E) $85,500.

Question 74

Assume the functional currency is the Euro; compute the U.S.balance sheet amount for inventory at December 31, 2018.

A) $18,800.
B) $19,600.
C) $18,000.
D) $20,200
E) $19,000.

Question 75

Calculate the U.S.dollar amount allocated to the patent at January 1, 2018.

A) $50,000.
B) $35,000.
C) $34,000.
D) $32,500.
E) $28,200.

Question 76

Assume the functional currency is the Euro; compute the U.S.balance sheet amount for accumulated depreciation for 2018.

A) $40,950.
B) $41,850.
C) $45,450.
D) $42,750.
E) $44,100.

Question 77

In translating a foreign subsidiary's financial statements, what exchange rate should be used for the subsidiary's revenues and expenses?

Question 78

Compute the amount of the patent reported in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2018.

A) $28,200.
B) $25,700.
C) $35,000.
D) $27,200.
E) $26,000.

Question 79

Amortization of the patent, translated, for 2018 would be

A) $ 7,000.
B) $10,000.
C) $ 6,800.
D) $ 9,000.
E) $ 6,500.

Question 80

Assume the functional currency is the Euro; compute the U.S.income statement amount for depreciation expense for 2018.

A) $8,190.
B) $8,370.
C) $8,820.
D) $9,090.
E) $8,550.