Advanced Financial Accounting
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259916977
Author: Christensen, Theodore E., COTTRELL, David M., Budd, Cassy
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.14.6E
Foreign Currency Transactions [AICPA Adapted]
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6. On October 2, 20X5, Louis Co., a U.S. company, purchased machinery from Stroup, a German company, with payment due on April 1, 20X6. If Louis’s 20X5 operating income included no foreign exchange gain or loss, the transaction could have
a. Resulted in a loss to be included in other comprehensive income.
b. Been denominated in U.S. dollars.
c. Caused a foreign currency gain to be reported as a contra account against machinery
d. Cased a foreign currency translation gain to be reported as a separate component of
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