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1. If $1.5625 can be exchanged for 1 British pound, the direct and indirect exchange rate...

1. If $1.5625 can be exchanged for 1 British pound, the direct and indirect exchange rate quotations are:

a $1.5625 and 1 British pound, respectively

b $1.5625 and 0.64 British pounds, respectively

c $1.00 and 1.5625 British pounds, respectively

d $1.00 and 0.64 British pounds, respectively


2. A U.S. firm purchases merchandise from a Canadian firm with payment due in 60 days and denominated in Canadian dollars. The U.S. firm will report an exchange gain or loss on settlement if the transaction is:

a Recorded in U.S. dollars

b Measured in U.S. dollars

c Not hedged through a forward contract

d Settled after an exchange rate change has occurred


3. Exchange gains and losses on accounts receivable and payable that are denominated in a foreign currency are:

a Accumulated and reported upon settlement

b Deferred and treated as transaction price adjustments

c Reported as equity adjustments from translation

d Recognized in the periods in which exchange rates change

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