Global Networking Corporation completed the following transactions: 2014 Dec. 1 Sold equipment on account to a Japanese

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Global Networking Corporation completed the following transactions:

2014 Dec. 1 Sold equipment on account to a Japanese company for $45,000. The exchange rate of the Japanese yen is $0.0113, and the Japanese company agrees to pay in Canadian dollars.

10 Purchased supplies on account from a U.S. company at a price of US$125,000. The exchange rate of the U.S. dollar is $1.06, and payment will be in U.S. dollars.

17 Sold equipment on account to an English firm for 220,000 British pounds. Payment will be in pounds, and the exchange rate of the pound is $1.61.

22 Collected from the Japanese company. The exchange rate of the yen has not changed since December 1.

31 Adjusted the accounts for changes in foreign-currency exchange rates.

Current rates: U.S. dollar, $1.10; British pound, $1.59.

2015 Jan. 18 Paid the U.S. company. The exchange rate of the U.S. dollar is $1.08.

24 Collected from the English firm. The exchange rate of the British pound is $1.63.

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1. Record these transactions in Global Networking Corporation's general journal, and show how to report the transaction gain or loss on the income statement for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. For simplicity, use Sales Revenue as the credit.

2. How will what you have learned in this problem help you structure international transactions?

Corporation
A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
Exchange Rate
The value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another. Exchange Rate means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any currency other than Dollars, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars...
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Accounting

ISBN: 978-0132690089

9th Canadian Edition volume 2

Authors: Charles T. Horngren, Walter T. Harrison Jr., Jo Ann L. Johnston, Carol A. Meissner, Peter R. Norwood

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