Net assets, 12/31/18 at current
exchange rate
Translation adjustment , 2018
(positive)
Learning Objective: 10-03
Topic: Prepare translation adjustment
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Blooms: Apply
AACSB: Diversity
AACSB: Knowledge Application
AICPA: BB Global
AICPA: FN Measurement
REFERENCE: 10-12
Ginvold Co. began operating a subsidiary in a foreign country on January 1, 2018 by acquiring all of the
common stock for §50,000 Stickles, the local currency. This subsidiary immediately borrowed §120,000
on a five-year note with ten percent interest payable annually beginning on January 1, 2019. A building
was then purchased for §170,000 on January 1, 2018. This property had a ten-year anticipated life and no
salvage value and was to be depreciated using the straight-line method. The building was immediately
rented for three years to a group of local doctors for §6,000 per month. By year-end, payments totaling
§60,000 had been received. On October 1, §5,000 were paid for a repair made on that date and it was the
only transaction of this kind for the year. A cash dividend of §6,000 was transferred back to Ginvold on
December 31, 2018. The functional currency for the subsidiary was the Stickle (§). Currency exchange
rates were as follows:
[QUESTION]
REFER TO: 10-12
90. Prepare an income statement for this subsidiary in stickles and then translate these amounts into U.S.
dollars.