Ginvold Co

question 35

Essay

Ginvold Co. began operating a subsidiary in a foreign country on January 1, 2011 by acquiring all of the common stock for §50,000 Stickles, the local currency. This subsidiary immediately borrowed §120,000 on a five-year note with ten percent interest payable annually beginning on January 1, 2012. A building was then purchased for §170,000 on January 1, 2011. This property had a ten-year anticipated life and no salvage value and was to be depreciated using the straight-line method. The building was immediately rented for three years to a group of local doctors for §6,000 per month. By year-end, payments totaling §60,000 had been received. On October 1, §5,000 were paid for a repair made on that date and it was the only transaction of this kind for the year. A cash dividend of §6,000 was transferred back to Ginvold on December 31, 2011. The functional currency for the subsidiary was the Stickle (§). Currency exchange rates were as follows:

Prepare an income statement for this subsidiary in stickles and then translate these amounts into U.S. dollars.

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Definitions:

Federal Reserve

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Economic policy tools used by a central bank to control the supply of money, aiming to achieve macroeconomic objectives like controlling inflation, consumption, growth, and liquidity.

Interest-Rate Targets

The specific interest rates that central banks aim for in their monetary policy operations to influence economic conditions.

Money-Supply Targets

Economic policy goals that aim to control the amount of money available in the economy to ensure stability or encourage growth.