Question: READ VALUES CAREFULLY Using facts in the chapter for Ganado Europe, assume as in question Ganado Europe (A) that the exchange rate on January 2,
| READ VALUES CAREFULLY | |||||||||||
| Using facts in the chapter for Ganado Europe, assume as in question Ganado Europe (A) that the exchange rate on January 2, 2006, in Exhibit 11.4 dropped in value from $1.2000/ to $0.9000/ (rather than to $1.0000/). Recalculate Ganado Europes translated balance sheet for January 2, 2006 with the new exchange rate using the temporal rate method. | |||||||||||
| a. What is the amount of translation gain or loss? | |||||||||||
| b. Where should it appear in the financial statements? | |||||||||||
| c. Why does the translation loss or gain under the temporal method differ from the loss or gain under the current rate method? | |||||||||||
| Translation Using the Temporal Method: euro depreciates from $1.2000/euro to $0.9000/euro. | |||||||||||
| Just before devaluation | Just after devaluation | ||||||||||
| Translated | Translated | ||||||||||
| Euros | Exchange Rate | Accounts | Exchange Rate | Accounts | |||||||
| Assets | Statement | (US$/euro) | (US dollars) | (US$/euro) | (US dollars) | ||||||
| Cash | 1,600,000 | 1.2000 | 1,920,000 | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 3,200,000 | 1.2000 | 3,840,000 | ||||||||
| Inventory | 2,400,000 | 1.2180 | 2,923,200 | ||||||||
| Net plant & equipment | 4,800,000 | 1.2760 | $ 6,124,800 | ||||||||
| Total | 12,000,000 | 14,808,000 | |||||||||
| Liabilities & Net Worth | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | 800,000 | 1.2000 | 960,000 | ||||||||
| Short-term bank debt | 1,600,000 | 1.2000 | 1,920,000 | ||||||||
| Long-term debt | 1,600,000 | 1.2000 | 1,920,000 | ||||||||
| Common stock | 1,800,000 | 1.2760 | 2,296,800 | ||||||||
| Retained earnings | 6,200,000 | 1.243742 | $ 7,711,200 | ||||||||
| CTA account (loss) | - | $ (0) | |||||||||
| Total | 12,000,000 | $ 14,808,000 | |||||||||
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