Par Industries,a U.S.Corporation,purchased Slice Company of New Zealand for $1,411,800 on January 1,2011.Slice's functional currency is the New Zealand dollar (NZ$).Slice's books are kept in NZ$.The book values of Slice's assets and liabilities were equal to fair values,with the exception of land which was valued at NZ$1,300,000.Slice's balance sheet appears below:
Relevant exchange rates are shown below:
January 1,2011 1 NZ$ = $0.78
Average rate 2011 1 NZ$ = $0.79
December 31,2011 1 NZ$ = $0.80
Required:
Determine the unrealized translation gain or loss at December 31,2011 relating to the excess allocated to the undervalued land.

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Par Industries,a U.S.Corporation,purchased Slice Company of New Zealand for $1,411,800 on January 1,2011.Slice's functional currency is the New Zealand dollar (NZ$).Slice's books are kept in NZ$.The book values of Slice's assets and liabilities were equal to fair values,with the exception of land which was valued at NZ$1,300,000.Slice's balance sheet appears below:
  Relevant exchange rates are shown below:
January 1,2011 1 NZ$ = $0.78
Average rate 2011 1 NZ$ = $0.79
December 31,2011 1 NZ$ = $0.80
Required:
Determine the unrealized translation gain or loss at December 31,2011 relating to the excess allocated to the undervalued land.

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The Answer of Par Industries,a U.S.Corporation,purchased Slice Company of New Zealand for $1,411,800 on January 1,2011.Slice's functional currency is the New Zealand dollar (NZ$).Slice's books are kept in NZ$.The book values of Slice's assets and liabilities were equal to fair values,with the exception of land which was valued at NZ$1,300,000.Slice's balance sheet appears below:
  Relevant exchange rates are shown below:
January 1,2011 1 NZ$ = $0.78
Average rate 2011 1 NZ$ = $0.79
December 31,2011 1 NZ$ = $0.80
Required:
Determine the unrealized translation gain or loss at December 31,2011 relating to the excess allocated to the undervalued land.