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# Educational Website: General Journal Entries

### Table of Journal Entries

The table below details a series of financial transactions recorded in the general journal. Each entry includes the following columns: No, Date, General Journal Description, Debit Amounts, and Credit Amounts.

| No | Date       | General Journal                | Debit (CNY) | Credit (CNY) |
|----|------------|--------------------------------|-------------|--------------|
| 1  | 09/30/2020 | Cash                           | 256,000     |              |
|    |            | Note payable (CNY)             |             | 256,000      |
| 2  | 12/31/2020 | Interest expense               | 2,640       |              |
|    |            | Interest payable (CNY)         |             | 2,640        |
| 3  | 12/31/2020 | Foreign exchange loss          | 8,000       |              |
|    |            | Note payable (CNY)             |             | 8,000        |
| 4  | 09/30/2021 | Interest expense               | 2,640       |              |
|    |            | Interest payable (CNY)         |             | 2,640        |
|    |            | Foreign exchange loss          |             |              |
|    |            | Cash                            |             | 11,520       |
| 5  | 12/31/2021 | Interest expense               | 2,960       |              |
|    |            | Interest payable (CNY)         |             | 2,960        |
| 6  | 12/31/2021 | Foreign exchange loss          | 32,000      |              |
|    |            | Note payable (CNY)             |             | 32,000       |
| 7  | 09/30/2022 | Interest expense               | 2,960       |              |
|    |            | Interest payable (CNY)         |             | 2,960        |
|    |            | Foreign exchange loss          |             |              |
|    |            | Cash                           |             | 13,440       |
| 8  | 09/30/2022 | Note payable (CNY)             |             | 336,000      |
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Transcribed Image Text:# Educational Website: General Journal Entries ### Table of Journal Entries The table below details a series of financial transactions recorded in the general journal. Each entry includes the following columns: No, Date, General Journal Description, Debit Amounts, and Credit Amounts. | No | Date | General Journal | Debit (CNY) | Credit (CNY) | |----|------------|--------------------------------|-------------|--------------| | 1 | 09/30/2020 | Cash | 256,000 | | | | | Note payable (CNY) | | 256,000 | | 2 | 12/31/2020 | Interest expense | 2,640 | | | | | Interest payable (CNY) | | 2,640 | | 3 | 12/31/2020 | Foreign exchange loss | 8,000 | | | | | Note payable (CNY) | | 8,000 | | 4 | 09/30/2021 | Interest expense | 2,640 | | | | | Interest payable (CNY) | | 2,640 | | | | Foreign exchange loss | | | | | | Cash | | 11,520 | | 5 | 12/31/2021 | Interest expense | 2,960 | | | | | Interest payable (CNY) | | 2,960 | | 6 | 12/31/2021 | Foreign exchange loss | 32,000 | | | | | Note payable (CNY) | | 32,000 | | 7 | 09/30/2022 | Interest expense | 2,960 | | | | | Interest payable (CNY) | | 2,960 | | | | Foreign exchange loss | | | | | | Cash | | 13,440 | | 8 | 09/30/2022 | Note payable (CNY) | | 336,000 | |
On September 30, 2020, Peace Frog International (PFI) (a U.S.-based company) negotiated a two-year, 1,600,000 Chinese yuan loan from a Chinese bank at an interest rate of 4 percent per year. The company makes interest payments annually on September 30 and will repay the principal on September 30, 2022. PFI prepares U.S. dollar financial statements and has a December 31 year-end. Relevant exchange rates are as follows:

| Date                 | U.S. Dollar per Chinese Yuan (CNY) |
|----------------------|------------------------------------|
| September 30, 2020   | $0.160                             |
| December 31, 2020    | 0.165                              |
| September 30, 2021   | 0.180                              |
| December 31, 2021    | 0.185                              |
| September 30, 2022   | 0.210                              |

a. Prepare all journal entries related to this foreign currency borrowing.

b. Taking the exchange rate effect on the cost of borrowing into consideration, determine the effective interest rate in U.S. dollars on the loan in each of the three years 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Transcribed Image Text:On September 30, 2020, Peace Frog International (PFI) (a U.S.-based company) negotiated a two-year, 1,600,000 Chinese yuan loan from a Chinese bank at an interest rate of 4 percent per year. The company makes interest payments annually on September 30 and will repay the principal on September 30, 2022. PFI prepares U.S. dollar financial statements and has a December 31 year-end. Relevant exchange rates are as follows: | Date | U.S. Dollar per Chinese Yuan (CNY) | |----------------------|------------------------------------| | September 30, 2020 | $0.160 | | December 31, 2020 | 0.165 | | September 30, 2021 | 0.180 | | December 31, 2021 | 0.185 | | September 30, 2022 | 0.210 | a. Prepare all journal entries related to this foreign currency borrowing. b. Taking the exchange rate effect on the cost of borrowing into consideration, determine the effective interest rate in U.S. dollars on the loan in each of the three years 2020, 2021, and 2022.
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Here in this question, we are required to make journal entry No. 7 and No.8 (As asked)

When loan is taken in the other currency then there is foreign exchange profit/loss comes into picture.

Foreign exchange gain needs to calculate on repayment of loan note because at the time of first recording amount of loan recorded is of the time of that rate.

It also needs to calculate as and when accrued interest is calculated at the end of previous accounting period and interest is paid after accounting period.

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