Advanced Accounting Questions

(Q1)
A U.S. company owns an 80% interest in a company located on Mars. Martian currency is called the
Martian Credit. During the year the parent company sold inventory that had cost $23,600 to the subsidiary
on account for $30,400 when the exchange rate was $0.5192. The subsidiary still held one-half of the
inventory and had not paid the parent company for the purchase at the end of the fiscal period. The
unsettled account is denominated in dollars. The exchange rate at the fiscal year-end was $0.4994.
(a1)
Compute the amounts that would be reported for the inventory and accounts payable in the subsidiary’s
translated balance sheet. The entity’s functional currency is the Martian Credit. (Round answers to 0
decimal places, e.g. 5,125.)
Inventory
$
Accounts Payable
$
(Q2)
A U.S. company owns an 80% interest in a company located on Mars. Martian currency is called the
Martian Credit. During the year the parent company sold inventory that had cost $24,000 to the subsidiary
on account for $30,000 when the exchange rate was $0.5192. The subsidiary still held one-half of the
inventory and had not paid the parent company for the purchase at the end of the fiscal period. The
unsettled account is denominated in dollars. The exchange rate at the fiscal year-end was $0.4994.
How is the transaction gain or loss reported in the foreign entity’s financial statements?
(Q3)
A U.S. company owns an 80% interest in a company located on Mars. Martian currency is called the
Martian Credit. During the year the parent company sold inventory that had cost $24,500 to the subsidiary
on account for $28,900 when the exchange rate was $0.5192. The subsidiary still held one-half of the
inventory and had not paid the parent company for the purchase at the end of the fiscal period. The
unsettled account is denominated in dollars. The exchange rate at the fiscal year-end was $0.4994.
(b)
Compute the amount of the intercompany profit to be eliminated in the consolidated statements
workpaper prepared for the current year.
Intercompany Profit
$
(Q4)
AU.S. company owns an 80% interest in a company located on Mars. Martian currency is called the
Martian Credit. During the year the parent company sold inventory that had cost $23,400 to the subsidiary
on account for $28,600 when the exchange rate was $0.5192. The subsidiary still held one-half of the
inventory and had not paid the parent company for the purchase at the end of the fiscal period. The
unsettled account is denominated in dollars. The exchange rate at the fiscal year-end was $0.4994.
(c1)
Assuming that the transaction had been denominated in 51,808 Martian Credits rather than dollars,
compute the transaction gain or loss that would be reported by the parent company. (Round answers to 0
decimal places, e.g. 5,125.)
Transaction gain/loss
(Q5)
$
A U.S. company owns an 80% interest in a company located on Mars. Martian currency is called the
Martian Credit. During the year the parent company sold inventory that had cost $24,000 to the subsidiary
on account for $30,000 when the exchange rate was $0.5192. The subsidiary still held one-half of the
inventory and had not paid the parent company for the purchase at the end of the fiscal period. The
unsettled account is denominated in dollars. The exchange rate at the fiscal year-end was $0.4994.
How is the transaction gain or loss reported in the consolidated financial statements?
(Q6)
A U.S. company owns an 80% interest in a company located on Mars. Martian currency is called the
Martian Credit. During the year the parent company sold inventory that had cost $24,000 to the subsidiary
on account for $30,000 when the exchange rate was $0.5192. The subsidiary still held one-half of the
inventory and had not paid the parent company for the purchase at the end of the fiscal period. The
unsettled account is denominated in dollars. The exchange rate at the fiscal year-end was $0.4994.
How would your answer differ if the loan to the foreign subsidiary of a long-term investment nature?