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IAS 21 – Example – ACCA Financial Reporting (FR)

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  2. Hi,
    There is an additional exam preparation question for this topic in the new pre-lecture note, but I am in doubt about the solution.
    How come to got the revised balance of retained earnings as $1,184,000?
    Is it should be (Draft R/E: $3.5m + Sale: $4m + Gain: $166,667 = $7,666,667)?
    Thx~

  3. Hi,

    You need to be careful with regards to what the questions is specifically asking. It isn’t asking for the receivable/payable balance but it is asking for the sales and purchase balances which we find in the statement of profit or loss. So if these were to be consolidated then they would be translated at the average rate in the group accounts.

    Thanks

    • I am not sure of the response! The response is assuming extra information are provided to conclude the result reached to of $1,184 m which is not true. I insist that the closing draft of R.E is $7.667mm based on data and calculation.
      Thanks……

  4. Hi Sir,

    I took a go at the FR CBE specimen exam available on ACCA website and an MCQ was given on IAS 21.

    The question was:

    Which TWO of the following foreign currency exchange rates may be used to translate the foreign currency purchases and sales?

    The options given for answers were:

    1. The rate that existed on the day that the purchase or sale took place

    2. The rate that existed at the beginning of the accounting period

    3. An average rate for the year, provided there have been no significant fluctuations throughout the year

    4. The rate that existed at the end of the accounting period

    I chose 1 and 4 as my answers based on this lecture but the actual answers marked as correct were answers 1 and 3 (average rate with no significant fluctuations). I got mixed up with the answer given, thought maybe you could give an insight to this please?

    Thanks.

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