Coyote Corp The Appropriate Exchange Rates During 2013 Were as Follows

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Essay

Coyote Corp. (a U.S. company in Texas) had the following series of transactions in a foreign country during 2013: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Mar. 1 } & \text { Bought inventory costing } 60,000 \text { pesos on credit. } \\\hline \text { May 1 } & \text { Sold } 60 \% \text { of the inventory for } 54,000 \text { pesos on credit. } \\\hline \text { Aug. 1 } & \text { Collected } 48,000 \text { pesos from customers } \\\hline \text { Sept. 1 } & \text { Paid } 36,000 \text { pesos to creditors } \\\hline\end{array}$$ The appropriate exchange rates during 2013 were as follows: $\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline & \text { Exchange } \\\hline \text { Date } & \text { Rate } \\\hline \text { March } 1,2013 & \$ .20=1 \text { peso } \\\hline \text { May } 1,2013 & \mathbf{\$ . 2 2}=1 \text { peso } \\\hline \text { August } 1,2013 & \mathbf{\$ . 2 3}=1 \text { peso } \\\hline \text { September } 1,2013 & \mathbf{\$ . 2 4}=1 \text { peso } \\\hline \text { December } 31,2013 & \mathbf{\$ . 2 5}=1 \text { peso } \\\hline\end{array}$ What amount will Coyote Corp. report in its 2013 income statement for Cost of goods sold?

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