Q27. The Precision Screen Printers (PSP) Company has a foreign subsidiary, the Acer Tool & Die Company, located in the country of Rolivia. The currency of Rolivia is the Chad. The balance sheet and income statement of Acer Tool & Die Company for the year-ended December 31, 2005, is shown below. The balance sheet has been restated using the U.S. dollar as the functional currency. Acer Tool & Die Company Balance Sheet As of December 31, 2005 |
| Chad (millions) | Exchange Rate (Chad/US$) | U.S. $ (millions) | Cash | 20 |
| 0.25 |
| $80 |
| Accounts receivable | 30 |
| 0.25 |
| 120 |
| Inventory | 100 |
| 0.3125 |
| 320 |
| Fixed assets (net) | 500 |
| 0.3333 |
| 1,500 |
| Total assets | 650 |
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| $2,020 |
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| Accounts payable | 50 |
| 0.25 |
| $200 |
| Capital stock | 380 |
| 0.3333 |
| 1,140 |
| Retained earnings | 220 |
| -- |
| 680 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 650 |
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| $2,020 |
| Acer Tool & Die Company Income Statement For year ending December 31, 2005 (Amounts in millions of Chad) | Revenues | 1,000 | Cost of sales | 700 | Depreciation expense | 50 | Selling expense | 30 | Translation gain (or loss) |
| Net income | 220 | | | | | | | | | |
Acer has determined that the exchange rate exposure at the beginning of 2005 is −260 Chad. The exchange rate at the beginning of 2005 was 0.3333 Chad/US$. The exchange rate at the end of 2005 was 0.25 Chad/US$. The average rate for 2005 is 0.3125 Chad/US$. Beginning inventory is 90 Chad. Acer Tool & Die uses FIFO inventory valuation and depreciates fixed assets using the straight-line method. What is Acer Tool & Die's cost of sales in U.S. dollars using the temporal method?
A) $2,242. B) $2,240. C) $2,222.
Q28. What is the translation gain or loss for the period using the temporal method?
A) $52 loss. B) $50 gain. C) $32 loss.
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