Grete Corp. had the following foreign currency transactions during 2013: Purchased merchandise from a foreign supplier

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Grete Corp. had the following foreign currency transactions during 2013:

• Purchased merchandise from a foreign supplier on January 20, 2013, for the U.S. dollar equivalent of $60,000 and paid the invoice on April 20, 2013, at the U.S. dollar equivalent of $68,000.

• On September 1, 2013, borrowed the U.S. dollar equivalent of $300,000 evidenced by a note that is payable in the lender's local currency on September 1, 2014. On December 31, 2013, the U.S. dollar equivalent of the principal amount was $320,000.

In Grete's 2013 income statement, what amount should be included as a foreign exchange loss?

i. $4,000.

ii. $20,000.

iii. $22,000.

iv. $28,000.

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Fundamentals of Advanced Accounting

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