Bangkok Instruments, Ltd., is the Thai affiliate of a U.S. seismic instrument manufacturer. Bangkok Instruments manufactures the

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Bangkok Instruments, Ltd., is the Thai affiliate of a U.S. seismic instrument manufacturer. Bangkok Instruments manufactures the instruments primarily for the oil and gas industry globally, though with recent commodity price increases of all kinds - including copper - its business has begun to grow rapidly. Sales are primarily to multinational companies based in the United States and Europe. bankok Instruments' balance sheet in thousands of Thai bahts (B) as of March 31st is as follows.

Using the data presented, assume that the Thai baht dropped in value from B30/$ to B40/$ between March 31st and April 1st. Assuming no change in balance sheet accounts between these two days, calculate the gain or loss from translation by both the current rate method and the temporal method. Explain the translation gain or loss in terms of changes in the value of exposed accounts.

Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Multinational Business Finance

ISBN: 978-0133879872

14th edition

Authors: David K. Eiteman, Arthur I. Stonehill, Michael H. Moffett

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