Question: QUESTION 3 HAS FOUR PARTS (A, B, C, D) FOR A TOTAL OF 32 MARKS Aplus Pte. Ltd. is a multinational corporation based in Singapore
| QUESTION 3 HAS FOUR PARTS (A, B, C, D) FOR A TOTAL OF 32 MARKS Aplus Pte. Ltd. is a multinational corporation based in Singapore with a subsidiary, Cminus Ltd., operating in Australia. The CFO of Cminus has prepared the financial statements, reported in Australian dollars (AUD), to analyze the effects of how a choice of functional currency would impact certain key financial ratios. | ||
| Exhibit 2: Cminus Ltd. Selected Financial Data at 31 December 2018 | ||
| Balance Sheet (AUD thousands) | ||
| Cash | 980 | |
| Accounts receivable | 900 | |
| Inventory | 1,200 | |
| Property, plant, and equipment (PPE) | 3,000 | |
| Accumulated depreciation | (300) | |
| Total assets | 5,780 | |
| Accounts payable | 450 | |
| Long-term debt | 3,000 | |
| Capital stock | 1,500 | |
| Retained earnings | 830 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 5,780 | |
| Income Statement (AUD thousands) | ||
| Sales | 12,000 | |
| Cost of goods sold (COGS) | 9,000 | |
| Net income | 1,180 | |
| Dividends | (350) | |
| Retained earnings | 830 | |
| Exhibit 3: Exchange Rates Applicable to Cminus Ltd. | ||
| Date | SGD/AUD | |
| 1 January 2018 | 0.968 | |
| Average, 2018 | 0.906 | |
| Weighted-average rate when inventory was acquired | 0.954 | |
| 1 December 2018 when dividends were declared | 0.962 | |
| 31 December 2018 | 0.971 | |
| (3A) If Cminus Ltd. uses the Singapore dollar (SGD) as its functional currency, what would be the leverage ratio (total debt/total assets)? [10 marks] (3B) Compare the inventory turnover ratio (COGS/Inventory) under the current rate method and the temporal method. [10 marks] (3C) Compare the fixed asset turnover ratio (Sales/PPE) under the current rate method and the temporal method. [10 marks] (3D) Based on your answers to parts (3B) and (3C), explain which translation method Cminus should use, assuming it has a choice in method, if the company would like to show higher efficiency. [2 marks] | ||
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