Question

Yang Corporation starts a foreign subsidiary on January 1 by investing 25,000 rand. Yang owns all of the shares of the subsidiary’s common stock. The foreign subsidiary generates 50,000 rand of net income throughout the year and pays no dividends. The rand is the foreign subsidiary’s functional currency. Currency exchange rates for 1 rand are as follows: January 1 $0.25 = 1 rand Average for the year 0.28 = 1 December 31 0.31 = 1 In preparing consolidated financial statements, what translation adjustment will Yang report at the end of the current year?

Answer 1

Answer:

$3,000 credit

Explanation:

Given the followin currency exchange rates for 1 rand are as follows:

January 1 $0.25 = 1 rand

Average for the year 0.28 = 1

December 31 0.31 = 1

Net income conversion Investment using January 1 rate = 50,000 rand × $0.25 = $12,500

Net income conversion Investment using December 31 rate = 50,000 rand × $0.31 = $15,500

Credit (Debit) = $15,500 - $12,500 =$3,000

Therefore, the translation adjustment that Yang will report at the end of the current year is $3,000 credit since the difference is positive.