Yang Corporation starts a foreign subsidiary on January 1 by investing 44,000 rand. Yang owns all of the shares of the subsidiary'scommon stock. The foreign subsidiary generates 88,000 rand of net income throughout the year and pays no dividends. The rand isthe foreign subsidiary's functional currency. Currency exchange rates for 1 rand are as follows:January 1Average for the yearDecember 31Required:$ 0.25 = 1 rand0.28 = 1 rand0.31 = 1 randIn preparing consolidated financial statements, determine the translation adjustment that Yang Corporation will report at the end of thecurrent year.Translation adjustment

Initial Investment (Beginning Equity) Translation:Investment at January 1: 44,000 randExchange rate…

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Yang Corporation starts a foreign subsidiary on January 1 by investing 28,000 rand. Yang owns all of the shares of the subsidiary’s common stock. The foreign subsidiary generates 56,000 rand of net income throughout the year and pays no dividends. The rand is the foreign subsidiary’s functional currency. Currency exchange rates for 1 rand are as follows: January 1 $0.25 = 1 rand Average for the year 0.28 = 1 December 31 0.31 = 1 In preparing consolidated financial statements, what translation adjustment will Yang report at the end of the current year?
Yang Corporation starts a foreign subsidiary on January 1 by investing 20,000 rand. Yang owns all of the shares of the subsidiary’s common stock. The foreign subsidiary generates 40,000 rand of net income throughout the year and pays no dividends. The rand is the foreign subsidiary’s functional currency. Currency exchange rates for 1 rand are as follows: January 1. . . . . . . . . . $0.25 = 1 randAverage for the year. . . 0.28 = 1December 31. . . . . .. . . 0.31 = 1 In preparing consolidated financial statements, what translation adjustment will Yang report at the end of the current year? Choose the correct.a. $400 positive (credit).b. $1,000 positive (credit).c. $1,400 positive (credit).d. $2,400 positive (credit).
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Gale Co. was formed on January 1, 2021 as a wholly owned foreign subsidiary of a U.S. corporation. Gale's functional currency was the stickle (§). The following transactions and events occurred during 2021: Jan. 1 Gale issued common stock for $2,000,000. June 30 Gale paid dividends of $50,000. Dec. 31 Gale reported net income of $120,000 for the year. Exchange rates for 2021 were: Jan. 1 June 30 Dec. 31 Weighted average rate for the year What was the amount of the translation adjustment for 2021? Multiple Choice $1$0.50 $1$0.47 $1$0.44 $1$0.46 O $121,500 increase in relative value of net assets. $121,500 decrease in relative value of net assets. $62,000 decrease in relative value of net assets. $62,000 increase in relative value of net assets. $58,500 increase in relative value of net assets.
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On January 1, Narnevik Corporation formed a subsidiary in a foreign country. On April 1, the subsidiary purchased inventory on account at a cost of 250,000 local currency units (LCU). One-fifth of this inventory remained unsold on December 31, while 30 percent of the account payable had not yet been paid. The U.S.dollar–per-LCU exchange rates were as follows: January 1 $ 0.60 April 1 0.58 Average for the current year 0.56 December 31 0.54 At what amounts should the December 31 balances in inventory and accounts payable be translated into U.S. dollars using the current rate method?
Rolfe Company (a U.S.-based company) has a subsidiary in Nigeria where the local currency unit is the naira (NGN). On December 31, 2019, the subsidiary had the following balance sheet (amounts are in thousands [000s]): Cash NGN 15,120 Notes payable NGN 20,160 Inventory 10,800 Common stock 20,160 Land 4,080 Retained earnings 10,080 Building 40,800 Accumulated depreciation (20,400 ) NGN 50,400 NGN 50,400 The subsidiary acquired the inventory on August 1, 2019, and the land and building in 2013. It issued the common stock in 2011. During 2020, the following transactions took place: 2020 Feb. 1 Paid 8,080,000 NGN on the note payable. May 1 Sold entire inventory for 16,800,000 NGN on account. June 1 Sold land for 6,080,000 NGN cash. Aug. 1 Collected all accounts receivable. Sept. 1 Signed long-term note to receive 8,080,000 NGN cash. Oct. 1 Bought inventory for 20,080,000 NGN cash. Nov. 1…
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Rolfe Company (a U.S.-based company) has a subsidiary in Nigeria where the local currency unit is the naira (NGN). On December 31, 2019, the subsidiary had the following balance sheet (amounts are in thousands [000s]): Cash NGN 16,240 Notes payable NGN 20,180 Inventory 10,900 Common stock 21,000 Land 4,090 Retained earnings 10,500 Building 40,900 Accumulated depreciation (20,450 ) NGN 51,680 NGN 51,680 The subsidiary acquired the inventory on August 1, 2019, and the land and building in 2013. It issued the common stock in 2011. During 2020, the following transactions took place: 2020 Feb. 1 Paid 8,090,000 NGN on the note payable. May 1 Sold entire inventory for 16,900,000 NGN on account. June 1 Sold land for 6,090,000 NGN cash. Aug. 1 Collected all accounts receivable. Sept. 1 Signed long-term note to receive 8,090,000 NGN cash. Oct. 1 Bought inventory for 20,090,000 NGN cash. Nov. 1…
Rolfe Company (a U.S.-based company) has a subsidiary in Nigeria, where the local currency unit is the naira (NGN). On December 31, 2019, the subsidiary had the following balance sheet (amounts are in thousands [000s]): Cash NGN 16,000 Notes payable NGN 20,000 Inventory 10,000 Common stock 20,000 Land 4,000 Retained earnings 10,000 Building 40,000 Accumulated depreciation (20,000 ) NGN 50,000 NGN 50,000 The subsidiary acquired the inventory on August 1, 2019, and the land and building in 2013. It issued the common stock in 2011. During 2020, the following transactions took place: 2020 Feb. 1 Paid 8,000,000 NGN on the note payable. May 1 Sold entire inventory for 16,000,000 NGN on account. June 1 Sold land for 6,000,000 NGN cash. Aug. 1 Collected all accounts receivable. Sept. 1 Signed long-term note to receive 8,000,000 NGN cash. Oct. 1 Bought inventory for 20,000,000 NGN cash. Nov. 1…
Darron Co. was formed on January 1, 2018 as a wholly-owned foreign subsidiary of a U.S. corporation. Darron's functional currency was the stickle (§). The following transactions and events occurred during 2018:Jan. 1 Darron issued common stock for §1,000,000.June 30 Darron paid dividends of §20,000.Dec. 31 Darron reported net income of §80,000 for the year. exchange rates for 2018 were: Jan.1 June 30 Dec.31 Weighted average rate for the year § 1 = $ 0.48§ 1 = $ 0.46§ 1 = $ 0.42§ 1 = $ 0.44 What exchange rate should have been used in translating Darron's revenues and expenses for 2018?
Board Company has a foreign subsidiary that began operations at the start of 2017 with assets of 149,000 kites (the local currency unit) and liabilities of 88,000. During this initial year of operation, the subsidiary reported a profit of 43,000 kites. It distributed two dividends, each for 6,700 kites with one dividend declared on March 1 and the other on October 1. Applicable exchange rates for 1 kite follow: 1/1/17 (start of business) $.75 3/1//17 .73 weighted average rate for 2017 .72 10/1/17 .71 12/31/17 .70 a. Assume that the kite is this subsidiary’s functional currency. What translation adjustment would Board report for the year 2017? b. Assume that on October 1, 2017, Board entered into a forward exchange contract to hedge the net investment in this subsidiary. On that date, Board agreed to sell 165,000 kites in three months at a forward exchange rate of $0.71/1 kite. Prepare the journal entries required by this forward contract. 1. record the entry for the…

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