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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 U.S. dollar. The subsidiary's trial balances for January 1 and December 31, 2020 are presented below, in euros.
 January 1,2020 Dr (Cr)  December 31,2020 Dr (Cr)  Cash, receivables 10,00020,000 Inventories, at cost 40,00090,000 Long-term assets, net 700,000550,000 Liabilities {550,000}{440,000} Capital stock {200,000}{200,000} Retained earnings, beginning 00 Dividends 10,000 Sales revenue {2,000,000} Cost of goods sold 1,150,000 Operating expenses 820,000 Total 00\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}\hline & \begin{array}{c}\text { January } 1,2020 \\\text { Dr (Cr) }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { December } 31,2020 \\\text { Dr (Cr) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Cash, receivables } & € \quad 10,000 & 20,000 \\\hline \text { Inventories, at cost } & 40,000 & 90,000 \\\hline \text { Long-term assets, net } & 700,000 & 550,000 \\\hline \text { Liabilities } & \{550,000\} & \{440,000\} \\\hline \text { Capital stock } & \{200,000\} & \{200,000\} \\\hline \text { Retained earnings, beginning } & 0 & 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 } & -- & 820,000 \\\hline \text { Total } & €\quad0 & €\quad0 \\\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 remeasurement gain or loss for 2020.
b. Remeasure the subsidiary's December 31, 2020 trial balance into U.S. dollars.

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