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Translation and Remeasurement of Inventory and Cost of Sales Shopwell is a U.K. grocery chain that is a subsidiary of Premium Products, a U.S. company. Premium's fiscal year ends January 31. On February 1, 2018, Shopwell's inventory balance consisted of £100,000 purchased when the exchange rate was $1.20/£, and £300,000 purchased when the exchange rate was $1.23/£. Shopwell made purchases of £5,000,000 evenly throughout fiscal 2019, and its inventory on January 31, 2019, consisted of £350,000 purchased when the exchange rate was $1.29/£. Shopwell's sales of inventory occurred relatively evenly throughout fiscal 2019. The average exchange rate for fiscal 2019 was $1.26/£, and the January 31, 2019, exchange rate was $1.30/£. Required a. Assume that Shopwell's functional currency is the pound. Calculate Shopwell's translated ending inventory at January 31, 2019, and its translated cost of sales for fiscal 2019. b. Now assume that Shopwell's functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Calculate Shopwell's remeasured ending inventory at January 31, 2019, and its remeasured cost of sales for fiscal 2019. a. Translated b. Remeasured Ending inventory $ 350,000 * $ 451,500 Cost of sales $ 5,050,000 * $ 6,337,500 Check

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Particulars Amount Opening inventory (100000+300000) £ 400,000.00 Ending Inventory (£350,000 * $1.30/£) Purchases Cost of Sales Translated cost of sales £5,050,000 * $1.26 / £ 455,000.00 £5,000,000.00 £5,050,000.00 $ 6,363,000.00

REMEASURED

Amount Particulars Ending inventory £350,000 * $1.29/£ (a) $ 451,500.00 Opening inventory (£100,000 * $1.20/£ + £300,000 * $1.23/£) (b) Purchases £5,000,000 * $1.26 / £ (c) Translated cost of sales (d = c+b-a) 489,000.00 $ 6,300,000.00 $ 6,337,500.00