In its 2021 income statement, what amount should Mifflin include as a foreign exchange gain or loss on the note?
In its 2021 income statement, what amount should Mifflin include as a foreign exchange gain or loss on the note?
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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On July 1, 2020, Mifflin Company borrowed 200,000 euros from a foreign lender evidenced by an
interest-bearing note due on July 1, 2021. The note is denominated in euros. The U.S. dollar equivalent of the note principal is as follows:
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LO 9-2
LO 9-2
LO 9-2, 9-3
Problems 1. Which of the following combinations correctly describes the relationship between foreign currency
transactions, exchange rate changes, and foreign exchange gains and losses?
LO 9-1
Type of Transaction Foreign Currency
Foreign Exchange
Gain or Loss
a. Export sale Appreciates Loss
b. Import purchase Appreciates Gain
c. Import purchase Depreciates Gain
d. Export sale Depreciates Gain
Date Amount
July 1, 2020 (date borrowed). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225,000
December 31, 2020 (Mifflin’s year-end). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220,000
July 1, 2021 (date repaid). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210,000
In its 2021 income statement, what amount should Mifflin include as a foreign exchange gain or loss
on the note?
a. $15,000 gain
b. $15,000 loss
c. $10,000 gain
d. $10,000 loss
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