REFERENCE: Ref.10_05 a Subsidiary of Porter Inc. ,A U.S.company,was Located in a in a Foreign

question 87

Multiple Choice

REFERENCE: Ref.10_05
A subsidiary of Porter Inc. ,a U.S.company,was located in a foreign country.The functional currency of this subsidiary was the stickle (§) .The subsidiary acquired inventory on credit on November 1,2008,for §120,000 that was sold on January 17,2009 for §156,000.The subsidiary paid for the inventory on January 31,2009.Currency exchange rates between the dollar and the stickle were as follows:

-Under the temporal method,retained earnings would be restated at what rate?

• A)Beginning of the year rate.
• B)Average rate.
• C)Current rate.
• D)Historical rate.
• E)Composite amount.

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