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A US Parent Acquires a New Subsidiary on January 1, 2020

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A U.S. parent acquires a new subsidiary on January 1, 2020. The subsidiary's functional currency is the euro. The subsidiary's December 31, 2020 trial balance is presented below, in euros.
 December 31, 2020  Dr (Cr)  Cash, receivables 20,000 Inventories, at cost 90,000 Long-term assets, net 550,000 Liabilities (440,000) Capital stock (200,000) Retained earnings, beginning 0 Dividends 10,000 Sales revenue (2,000,000) Cost of goods sold 1,150,000 Operating expenses 820,0000 Total 0\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline & \begin{array} { c } \text { December 31, 2020 } \\\text { Dr (Cr) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Cash, receivables } & € 20,000 \\\hline \text { Inventories, at cost } & 90,000 \\\hline \text { Long-term assets, net } & 550,000 \\\hline \text { Liabilities } & ( 440,000 ) \\\hline \text { Capital stock } & ( 200,000 ) \\\hline \text { Retained earnings, beginning } & 0 \\\hline \text { Dividends } & 10,000 \\\hline \text { Sales revenue } & ( 2,000,000 ) \\\hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & 1,150,000 \\\hline \text { Operating expenses } & \frac { 820,000 } { 0 } \\\hline \text { Total } & \underline { € } 0 \\\hline\end{array} Additional information:
•Sales revenue, inventory purchases, and out-of-pocket operating expenses occurred evenly through the year.
•Ending inventory was purchased when the exchange rate was $1.27/€.
•Operating expenses consist of €670,000 in out-of-pocket expenses and €150,000 in depreciation and amortization of long-term assets.
•Dividends were declared when the exchange rate was $1.26/€.
Exchange rates (US$/€) are:
 January 1,2020$1.22 2020 ayerage 1.25 December 31,20201.28\begin{array} { l r } \text { January } 1,2020 & \$ 1.22 \\\text { 2020 ayerage } & 1.25 \\\text { December } 31,2020 & 1.28\end{array} Required
a. Calculate the translation gain or loss for 2020.
b. Translate the subsidiary's December 31, 2020 trial balance into U.S. dollars.

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