Question: Q. Waheed Inc. Has a foreign subsidiary that needs to be translated into Canadian dollars. The financial statements are as follows: Balance Sheet - December
Q. Waheed Inc. Has a foreign subsidiary that needs to be translated into Canadian dollars. The financial statements are as follows:
Balance Sheet - December 31, 2003. Local Currency (LC)
Cash LC 150,000
Accounts receivable 225,000
Merchandise inventory 60,000
Fixed assets (net) 400,000
LC 835,000
Current liabilities LC 200,000
Long-term debt 250,000
Common stock 310,000
Retained earnings 75,000
LC 835,000
Statement of Income and Retained Earnings for the Year Ended December 31, 03
Local Currency (LC)
Sales LC 600,000
Cost of goods sold 250,000
Gross profit 350,000
Depreciation expense 55,000
Other expense 105,000
Total expenses 160,000
Income before tax 190,000
Income tax 90,000
Net income 100,000
Retained earnings 1/1/03 20,000
Dividends -45,000
Retained earnings 12/31/03 LC 75,000
The following are exchange rates per unit of LC:
At 12/31/03 $1.40
When fixed assets were acquired, long-term debt incurred, and capital stock sold 1.80
Average for 03 1.50
At 7/1/03 1.60
At 10/1/03 1.65
For 03 beginning inventory 1.70
For 03 ending inventory 1.55
Additional information: Revenues, expenses, and inventory purchases were incurred uniformly during the year. Dividends were paid in equal amount on 7/1 and 10/1. The retained earnings balance 1/1/03 was Canadian $15,000. Beginning inventory was LC 50,000 and ending inventory was LC 60,000. Required:
(1) Translate the financial statements using the current rate method.
(2) Translate the financial statements using the temporal method
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