On September 30, 2017, Ericson Company negotiated a two-year, 1,000,000 dudek loan from a foreign bank at an interest rate of 2 percent per year. It makes interest payments annually on September 30 and will repay the principal on September 30, 2019. Ericson prepares U.S.-dollar financial statements and has a December 31 year-end.a. Prepare all journal entries related to this foreign currency borrowing assuming the following exchange rates for 1 dudek: September 30, 2017 $0.100December 31, 2017 0.105September 30, 2018 0.120December 31, 2018 0.125September 30, 2019 0.150 b. Taking the exchange rate effect on the cost of borrowing into consideration, determine the effective interest rate in dollars on the loan in each of the three years 2017, 2018, and 2019.
On September 30, 2017, Ericson Company negotiated a two-year, 1,000,000 dudek loan from a foreign bank at an interest rate of 2 percent per year. It makes interest payments annually on September 30 and will repay the principal on September 30, 2019. Ericson prepares U.S.-dollar financial statements and has a December 31 year-end.
a. Prepare all
September 30, 2017 $0.100
December 31, 2017 0.105
September 30, 2018 0.120
December 31, 2018 0.125
September 30, 2019 0.150
b. Taking the exchange rate effect on the cost of borrowing into consideration, determine the
effective interest rate in dollars on the loan in each of the three years 2017, 2018, and 2019.
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