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Introduction: A change in the exchange rate is referred to as the strengthening or weakening of currency against others. The strengthening of U.S. dollars against another currency will make exports expensive and the weakening of the dollar is unfavorable for U.S. companies purchasing goods from other countries.
The current exchange rate for each of the cells in the given matrix for CA’s business trip to Canteberry
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Introduction: A change in the exchange rate is referred to as the strengthening or weakening of currency against others. The strengthening of U.S. dollars against another currency will make exports expensive and the weakening of the dollar is unfavorable for U.S. companies purchasing goods from other countries.
To discuss: Whether the U.S. dollar strengthened or weakened relative to the florin during C’s stay Canteberry
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Introduction: A change in the exchange rate is referred to as the strengthening or weakening of currency against others. The strengthening of U.S. dollars against another currency will make exports expensive and the weakening of the dollar is unfavorable for U.S. companies purchasing goods from other countries.
The gain or loss on the 100florins he held during his visit, explain your answer.
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- For each of the following transactions, determine which U.S balance of payments account is credited and which is debited and by how much. Assume payments for all transactions are deposited into a U.S dollar-denominated bank account. Calculate for c and d.arrow_forwardHh1. Accountarrow_forward1. On May 1, Harris purchased parts from a Japanese company for a U.S. dollar-equivalent value of $8,400 to be paid on June 20. The exchange rates were May 1 June 20 2. On July 1, Harris sold products to a Brazilian customer for a U.S. dollar equivalent of $10,000, to be received on August 10. Brazil's local currency unit is the real. The exchange rates were July 1 August 10 Required: a. Assume that the two transactions are denominated in U.S. dollars. Prepare the entries required for the dates of the transactions and their settlement in U.S. dollars. b. Assume that the two transactions are denominated in the applicable LCUs of the foreign entities. Prepare the entries required for the dates of the transactions and their settlement in the LCUs of the Japanese company (yen) and the Brazilian customer (real). Answer is not complete. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. No Required A Required B Assume that the two transactions are denominated in the…arrow_forward
- 1. Based on the following information, answer the problems showing procedure for each problem. CURRENCY SPOT & FORWARD RATES TABLE_1 U.S./Can. $1 U.S. $1 Cdn Cdn.$ U.S. $ in in Country per unit per unit Cdn.$= U.S.$= 1.5833 0.6316 SPOT 1 month forward 1.5847 2 months forward 1.5861 3months forward 1.5879 6months forward 1.5932 12months forward 1.6041 3years forward 1.6328 5years forward 1.6538| 7years forward 1.6738 10years forward 1.7133 Britain 1 m forward 2 m forward 3 m forward 6 m forward 12 m forward Europe 1 m forward 3 m forward 6 m forward 12 m forward Japan (pound) 2.4582 2.4559 2.454 2.4525 2.4474 2.4392 1.5504 1.5497 1.549 1.5489 1.5506 (Yen) 0.013034 0.008232 1 m forward 0.013066 0.008245 1.5526 1.5498 1.5472 1.5445 1.5362 1.5206 0.9792 0.9779 0.9755 0.9722 0.9666 0.631 0.6305 0.6298 0.6277 0.6234 0.6124 0.6047 0.5974 0.5837 (euro) Cdn.$ in 2001: High 1.5028 Low 1.6183 Average 1.5701 0.6654 0.6179 0.6369 3 m forward 0.013131 0.00827 6 m forward 0.013231 0.008305 12 m…arrow_forwardCorporation Y, which is located in the USA, sold merchandise to Poland on credit in a transaction that was settled in Polish Zlotis and will be paid early next year. And you are preparing your financial statements for the current year and the staff in the accounting department is unclear on which method to use to present the balances in dollars. What procedure must be followed to determine the amount to be reported in the financial statement? Remeasurement Currency transfer Coversion Translationarrow_forwardForeign currency transactions Use the following information for the next two questions: On December 1, 20x1, Entity A sells good to Entity B, on credit, for a total sale price of $1,000. Entity B settles the account on January 6, 20x1. Entity A's functional currency is the Philippine peso (P). The relevant exchange rate are as follows: Dec. 1, 20x1 Dec. 31, 20x1 Jan. 6, 20x1 P50:$1 P52:$1 P41:$1 How much is the foreign exchange gain (loss) to be recognized by Entity A on December 31, 20x1?arrow_forward
- Chapter 18, Question 4. Attached is a similar question with answers. Please answer in similar formatarrow_forwardK Use the currency exchange rates in the table for the following question. As you leave Halifax, you convert 378 Canadian dollars to U.S. dollars. How many dollars do you receive? You receive $ in U.S. dollars. (Round to two decimal places as needed.) ... Currency British pound Canadian dollar European euro Japanese yen Mexican peso Dollars per Foreign 1.356 0.7828 1.225 0.009694 0.05035 Foreign per Dollar 0.7376 1.277 0.8165 103.2 19.86arrow_forwardPlease help mearrow_forward
- Recording Export Transactions Daisy Brands, a U.S. company, sells items abroad. Daisy prices many of these transactions in the currency of the customer. Following are four such transactions made in the last accounting period, plus the direct exchange rates for each date: Country Amount Currency Spot rate at sale Spot rate at collection Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250,000 Peso $0.056 $0.049 Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400,000 Dollar 0.732 0.713 India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300,000 Rupee 0.016 0.018 South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000 Rand 0.074 0.077 Required Prepare the journal entries made by Daisy Brands to record the above sale and collection transactionsarrow_forwardShore Co. records its transactions in U.S. dollars. A sale of goods resulted in a receivable denominated in Japanese yen, and a purchase of goods resulted in a payable denominated in euros. Shore recorded a foreign exchange gain on collection of the receivable and an exchange loss on settlement of the payable. The exchange rates are expressed as so many units of foreign currency to one dollar. Did the number of foreign currency units exchangeable for a dollar increase or decrease between the contract and settlement dates? Ο Α. O Yen Euros exchangeable exchangeable for $1 for $1 Increase Increase B. Decrease Decrease C. D. Increase Decrease Increase Decreasearrow_forward1) Harris Incorporated had the following transactions: On May 1, Harris purchased parts from a Japanese company for a U.S. dollar–equivalent value of $6,200 to be paid on June 20. The exchange rates were May 1 1 yen = $0.0070 June 20 1 yen = 0.0075 On July 1, Harris sold products to a Brazilian customer for a U.S. dollar equivalent of $10,200, to be received on August 10. Brazil’s local currency unit is the real. The exchange rates were July 1 1 real = $0.20 August 10 1 real = 0.22 Required: Assume that the two transactions are denominated in U.S. dollars. Prepare the entries required for the dates of the transactions and their settlement in U.S. dollars. Assume that the two transactions are denominated in the applicable LCUs of the foreign entities. Prepare the entries required for the dates of the transactions and their settlement in the LCUs of the Japanese company (yen) and the Brazilian customer (real).arrow_forward
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