Questions from Advanced Accounting


Q: A Clarke Corporation subsidiary buys marketable equity securities and inventory on April

A Clarke Corporation subsidiary buys marketable equity securities and inventory on April 1, 2017, for 100,000 won each. It pays for both items on June 1, 2017, and they are still on hand at year-end....

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Q: A Clarke Corporation subsidiary buys marketable equity securities and inventory on April

A Clarke Corporation subsidiary buys marketable equity securities and inventory on April 1, 2017, for 100,000 won each. It pays for both items on June 1, 2017, and they are still on hand at year-end....

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Q: The functional currency of Bertrand, Inc.’s Irish subsidiary is

The functional currency of Bertrand, Inc.’s Irish subsidiary is the euro. Bertrand borrowed euros as a partial hedge of its investment in the subsidiary. Since then, the euro has decreased in value. B...

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Q: McCarthy, Inc.’s Brazilian subsidiary borrowed 100,000 euros

McCarthy, Inc.’s Brazilian subsidiary borrowed 100,000 euros on January 1, 2017. Exchange rates between the Brazilian real (BRL) and euro (€) and between...

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Q: McCarthy, Inc.’s Brazilian subsidiary borrowed 100,000 euros

McCarthy, Inc.’s Brazilian subsidiary borrowed 100,000 euros on January 1, 2017. Exchange rates between the Brazilian real (BRL) and euro (€) and between...

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Q: Placid Lake Corporation acquired 80 percent of the outstanding voting stock of

Placid Lake Corporation acquired 80 percent of the outstanding voting stock of Scenic, Inc., on January 1, 2017, when Scenic had a net book value of $400,000. Any excess fair value was assigned to int...

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Q: A foreign subsidiary of Thun Corporation has one asset (inventory)

A foreign subsidiary of Thun Corporation has one asset (inventory) and no liabilities. The functional currency for this subsidiary is the yuan. The inventory was acquired for 100,000 yuan when the exc...

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Q: At what rates should the following balance sheet accounts in foreign statements

At what rates should the following balance sheet accounts in foreign statements be translated (using the current rate method) into U.S. dollars?

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Q: Certain balance sheet accounts of a foreign subsidiary of Orchid Company have

Certain balance sheet accounts of a foreign subsidiary of Orchid Company have been stated in U.S. dollars as follows: This subsidiary’s functional currency is a foreign currency. Wh...

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Q: Certain balance sheet accounts of a foreign subsidiary of Orchid Company have

Certain balance sheet accounts of a foreign subsidiary of Orchid Company have been stated in U.S. dollars as follows: This subsidiary’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar. What...

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