On September 30, 2017, Ericson Company negotiated a two-year, 1,000,000 dudek loan from a foreign bank at an interest rate of 2 percent per year. It makes interest payments annually on September 30 and will repay the principal on September 30, 2019. Ericson prepares U.S.-dollar financial statements and has a December 31 year-end. September 30, 2017 $ 0.100   December 31, 2017   0.105   September 30, 2018   0.120   December 31, 2018   0.125   September 30, 2019   0.150     Taking the exchange rate effect on the cost of borrowing into consideration, determine the effective interest rate in dollars on the loan in each of the three years 2017, 2018, and 2019. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

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On September 30, 2017, Ericson Company negotiated a two-year, 1,000,000 dudek loan from a foreign bank at an interest rate of 2 percent per year. It makes interest payments annually on September 30 and will repay the principal on September 30, 2019. Ericson prepares U.S.-dollar financial statements and has a December 31 year-end.

September 30, 2017 $ 0.100  
December 31, 2017   0.105  
September 30, 2018   0.120  
December 31, 2018   0.125  
September 30, 2019   0.150  

 

Taking the exchange rate effect on the cost of borrowing into consideration, determine the effective interest rate in dollars on the loan in each of the three years 2017, 2018, and 2019. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

 

 

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Foreign exchange loss

A foreign exchange gain/loss occurs when a company buys and/or sells goods and services in a foreign currency, and that currency fluctuates relative to their home currency

Effective Cost of Borrowing

The effective cost of borrowing can be determined by considering the total interest expense and foreign exchange losses related to the loan and comparing this with the amount borrowed

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