A wholly owned subsidiary of Ward Inc. has certain expense accounts for the year ended December 31,

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A wholly owned subsidiary of Ward Inc. has certain expense accounts for the year ended December 31, 20X3, stated in local currency units (LCUs) as follows:


LCU

Depreciation of equipment (related assets were purchased January 1, 20X1)

120,000

Provision for doubtful accounts

80,000

Rent

200,000


The exchange rates at various dates are as follows:


Dollar Equivalent of LCU

December 31, 20X3

$ 0.40

Average for year ended December 31, 20X3

0.44

January 1, 20X1

0.50


Assume that the LCU is the subsidiary’s functional currency and that the charges to the expense accounts occurred evenly during the year.


Required:

What total U.S. dollar amount should be included in Ward’s 20X3 consolidated income statement to reflect these expenses?

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Financial Reporting And Analysis

ISBN: 9781260247848

8th Edition

Authors: Lawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce Johnson, Fred Mittelstaedt, Leonard Soffer

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