Question: Techno Builders has acquired a 70% interest in the equity of a foreign company, Prefabco, whose functional currency is the FC. Although Prefabco began operations
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Prefabco had net income and dividends, declared at year-end and paid in the first quarter of the next year, subsequent to Techno's acquisition as follows along with selected rates of exchange:
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Prepare a schedule to determine the balance in Technos account Investment in Prefabco as of year-end 2013 and also prepare all of the entries that would be necessary to eliminate the investment account in a worksheet to consolidate the parent company and its subsidiary for the year 2013. Techno uses the simple equity method to account for its interest in the subsidiary.
Debit FC Balances Debit FC Balances Depreciable assets [ner)... Other assets. . Cost of sales.. Other expenses 250,000 Dable assets (net).. 350,000 Other liabilities. . 125,000 tock.. 504,000 Retained earnings 125,000 .. 126,000 194,000 140,000 134,000 720,000 1,314,000 . . ales .. .. otal. 1,354,000 Total.... . Net Income Dividends Average Year-end Dollar/FC Dollar/FC 2.25 2.34 2.18 2.21 2.40 2012 91,500
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Composition of Tech nos Account Investment in Prefab co Exchange Rate In FC DollarsFC In US In US March 31 2011 initial investment 400000 208 832000 L... View full answer
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