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- May 17, 2018 at 10:58 am #452401
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. 6.030/11/2001. 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 = $2mDr cash $2m
Cr loan $2mTranslating 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 $60031/12/2001 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 #452403I 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“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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