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Foreign currency

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  • May 17, 2018 at 10:58 am #452401
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    An entity took out loan for 12 million dinar on1/2001. It repaid 3 million dinar to the bank on 30/11/2001. The entity has a reporting date of 31 Dec 2001 and a functional currency of dollar ($). Exchange rates are as follows :

    dinar :$1
    1/1/2001. 6.0

    30/11/2001. 5.0

    31/12/2001. 5.6

    What is the total loss arising to the nearest $,000 on the above transactions in the year ended 31/12/2001?

    Solution

    1/1/2001. 12 Million dinar / 6 = $2million

    30/11/2001 3 million dinar/ 5 =( $600,000)

    Foreign exchange loss =$ 207,000

    31/12/2001 = 12million Dinar less 3million dinar = 9million dinar / 5.6 = $1,607,000

    How do they get $207,000 as the foreign exchange loss? I don’t understand what kaplan did.
    My own solution ??
    Retranslating the sale to $ using the spot rate we give 12000/6 = $2m

    Dr cash $2m
    Cr loan $2m

    Translating at the date payment using sport rate = 3000/5 = $600,000

    Loss on transaction $2m less $600= $1400
    Dr P/L $1400
    Dr loan $2m
    Cr cash $600

    31/12/2001 monetary item retranslation at the reporting date of rate of exchange
    Dollar value 12m dinar as / 5.6 = $2142857
    Against 12m dinar / 6 = $2,000,000
    This will up the credit loan with a diff of = $142857.

    But kaplan deducted 12m – 3m and use this diff dinar value and divide it by the reporting rate .
    9m / 5.6 = $1,607,000.

    But no explanation of how they got the exchange lose of $207,000.

    Pls assist.

    May 17, 2018 at 11:02 am #452403
    iyamu
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    I understand that the equivalent dinar difference was 9m @ reporting date which 5.6

    That dollar value will be 9m/5.6 = $1,607,000.

    This is not my problem But the exchange loss of $207,000.

    May 17, 2018 at 12:01 pm #452417
    MikeLittle
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    “1/1/2001. 12 Million dinar / 6 = $2million

    30/11/2001 3 million dinar/ 5 =( $600,000)”

    So, in dollars, the amount of loan outstanding is $1,400,000

    But in dinars, the amount of loan outstanding is 9,000,000 and that amount converted at 5.6 = $1 gives a dinar dollar equivalent of $1,607,143

    That figure compares with the dollar amount outstanding of $1,400,000 and we arrive at $207,143

    OK?

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