Foreign Currency Transactions The Following Table Summarizes the Facts of Five Independent Cases

question 29

Essay

Foreign currency transactions
The following table summarizes the facts of five independent cases (labeled a through e) of American companies engaging in credit transactions with foreign corporations while the foreign exchange rate is fluctuating:

Instructions:
After evaluating the information about each case, fill the blank space that has been left in one of the four columns denoted by a yellow color.
The content of each column and the word or words that you should enter in the blank spaces are described below:
Column 1 indicates the type of credit transaction in which the American company engaged with the foreign corporations. The answer entered in this column should be either "Sales" or "Purchases."
Column 2 indicates the currency in which the invoice price is stated. The answer may be either "U.S. dollars" or "Foreign currency."
Column 3 indicates the direction in which the foreign currency exchange rate has moved between the date of the credit transaction and the date of settlement. The answer in this column may be either "Rising" or "Falling."
Column 4 indicates the effect of the exchange rate fluctuation upon the income of the American company. The answers entered in this column are to be selected from the following: "Gain," "Loss," or "No effect."

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Definitions:

Employer

A person or entity that hires and employs workers, providing wages or salary in exchange for labor or services.

Enforceable

Capable of being imposed or upholding through legal means.

Liability

The state of being legally responsible for something, typically involving debt or legal obligations.

Landlord

An individual or entity that owns a property and rents it out to tenants in exchange for a periodic payment.