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Foreign Currency Remeasurement [AICPA Adapted]On January 1, 20X1, Kiner Company formed a f...

Foreign Currency Remeasurement [AICPA Adapted]

On January 1, 20X1, Kiner Company formed a foreign subsidiary that issued all of its currently outstanding common stock on that date. Selected accounts from the balance sheets, all of which are shown in local currency units, are as follows:

 

December 31

 

20×2

20×1

Accounts Receivable (net of allowance for uncollectible

 

 

accounts of 2,200 LCU on December 31, 20×2, and

 

 

2,000 LCU on December 31, 20×1)

LCU 40,000

LCU 35,000

Inventories, at cost

80,000

75,000

Property, Plant, and Equipment (net of allowance for

 

 

accumulated depreciation of 31,000 LCU on December 31,

 

 

20×2, and 14,000 LCU on December 31, 20×1)

163,000

150,000

Long-Term Debt

100,000

120,000

Common Stock, authorized 10,000 shares, par value

 

 

10 LCU per share; issued and outstanding, 5,000 shares

 

 

on December 31, 20×2, and December 31, 20×1

50,000

50,000

Additional Information

1. Exchange rates are as follows:

January 1, 20X1-July 31, 20×1

2 LCU = $1

August 1, 20X1-0ctober 31, 20×1

1.8 LCU = 1

November 1, 20X1-June 30, 20×2

1.7 LCU = 1

July 1, 20X2-December 31, 20×2

1.5 LCU = 1

Average monthly rate for 20×1

1.9 LCU = 1

Average monthly rate for 20×2

1.6 LCU = 1


2. An analysis of the accounts receivable balance is as follows:

 

20×2

20×1

Accounts Receivable:

 

 

Balance at beginning of year

LCU 37,000

 

Sales (36,000 LCU per month in 20×2 and 31,000 LCU

 

 

per month in 20×1)

432,000

LCU 372,000

Collections

(423,600)

(334,000)

Write-offs (May 20×2 and December 20×1)

(3,200)

(1,000)

Balance at end of year

LCU 42,200

LCU 37,000

 

20×2

20×1

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts:

 

 

Balance at beginning of year

LCU 2,000

 

Provision for uncollectible accounts

3,400

LCU 3,000

Write-offs (May 20×2 and December 20×1)

(3,200)

(1,000)

Balance at end of year

LCU 2,200

LCU 2,000


3. An analysis of inventories, for which the first-in, first-out inventory method is used, follows:

 

20×2

20×1

Inventory at beginning of year

LCU 75,000

 

Purchases (June 20×2 and June 20×1)

335,000

LCU375,000

Goods available for sale

LCU410,000

LCU375,000

Inventory at end of year

(80,000)

(75,000)

Cost of goods sold

LCU330,000

LCU300,000


4. On January 1, 20X1, Kiner’s foreign subsidiary purchased land for 24,000 LCU and plant and equipment for 140,000 LCU. On July 4, 20X2, additional equipment was purchased for 30,000 LCU. Plant and equipment is being depreciated on a straight-line basis over a 10-year period, with no residual value. A full year’s depreciation is taken in the year of purchase.


5. On January 15, 20X1, 7 percent bonds with a face value of 120,000 LCU were issued. These bonds mature on January 15, 20X7, and the interest is paid semian-nually on July 15 and January 15. The first interest payment was made on July 15, 20X1.

Required

Prepare a schedule remeasuring the selected accounts into U.S. dollars for December 31, 20X1, and December 31, 20X2, respectively, assuming the U.S. dollar is the functional currency for the foreign subsidiary. The schedule should be prepared using the following form:

Item

Balance in LCU

Appropriate Exchange Rate

Remeasured into U.S. Dollars

December 31, 20×1:

 

 

 

Accounts Receivable (net)

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

 

Property, Plant, and Equipment (net)

 

 

 

Long-Term Debt

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

December 31, 20×2:

 

 

 

Accounts Receivable (net)

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

 

Property, Plant, and Equipment (net)

 

 

 

Long-Term Debt

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

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