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Lancer, Inc., starts a subsidiary in a foreign country on January 1, 2010. The following a...

Lancer, Inc., starts a subsidiary in a foreign country on January 1, 2010. The following account balances for the year ending December 31, 2011, are stated in kanquo (KQ), the local currency:

Sales

KQ 200,000

Inventory (bought on 3/1/11)

100,000

Equipment (bought on 1/1/10)

80,000

Rent expense

10,000

Dividends (paid on 10/1/11)

20,000

Notes receivable (to be collected in 2014)

30,000

Accumulated depreciation—equipment

24,000

Salary payable

5,000

Depreciation expense

8,000

The following exchange rates for $1 are applicable:

January 1, 2010

3

KQ

January 1, 2011

8

 

March 1, 2011

9

 

October 1, 2011

21

 

December 31, 2011

22

 

Average for 2010

14

 

Average for 2011

20

 

Lancer is preparing account balances to produce consolidated financial statements.

a. Assuming that the kanquo is the functional currency, what exchange rate would be used to report each of these accounts in U.S. dollar consolidated financial statements?


b. Assuming that the U.S. dollar is the functional currency, what exchange rate would be used to report each of these accounts in U.S. dollar consolidated financial statements?

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