Nagy Corporation's International Division consists oftwo of Nagy's subsidiaries. One of the subsidiariesoperates in the United Kingdom and the other on theEuropean continent. The U.K. subsidiary had identicalsales revenue amounts, as measured in British pounds,in 20X1 and 20X2 and reported a 25% gross profitmargin in both years. Similarly, the European subsidiary's sales revenue was the same in 20X1 and 20X2 whenmeasured in euros. It reported a 33.33% gross profitmargin in both years. Both subsidiaries account for theirinventories under FIFO.Assume the British pound was rising steadily in valueversus the U.S. dollar throughout 20X1 and 20X2.Assume the euro was declining steadily in value versusthe U.S. dollar throughout 20X1 and 20X2.If Nagy uses the current rate method to translate bothsubsidiaries' financial statements into U.S. dollars, howis the gross margin percentage for the InternationalDivision in 20X2 most likely to compare to the grossmargin percentage of the International Division in 20X1? Explain

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4. Nagy Corporation’s International Division consists of two of Nagy’s subsidiaries. One of the subsidiaries operates in the United Kingdom and the other on the European continent. The U.K. subsidiary had identical sales revenue amounts, as measured in British pounds, in 20X1 and 20X2 and reported a 25% gross profit margin in both years. Similarly, the European subsidiary’s sales revenue was the same in 20X1 and 20X2 when measured in euros. It reported a 33.33% gross profit margin in both years. Both subsidiaries account for their inventories under FIFO. Assume the British pound was rising steadily in value versus the U.S. dollar throughout 20X1 and 20X2. Assume the euro was declining steadily in value versus the U.S. dollar throughout 20X1 and 20X2. Required: 1. If Nagy uses the current rate method to translate the British subsidiary’s financial statements into U.S. dollars, how is the British subsidiary’s 20X2 gross margin percentage, based on its U.S. dollar financial…
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