Comparative balance sheets and the intervening statement of income for Sears Canada Inc. appear below. Sears Canada is a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation, a U.S. corporation. All amounts are in Canadian dollars.

Sears Canada declared and paid dividends of \($465\) million during fiscal 2014. Exchange rates (U.S.\($/C$)\) are as follows:

Required

a. Prepare a statement of cash flows (indirect format) in Canadian dollars and U.S. dollars for the year ended February 1, 2014, and a computation of the effect of exchange rate changes on cash. Assume all investing and financing activities took place evenly throughout the year, other income includes gains of \($100\) million on dispositions of plant assets, and that Sears Canada’s functional currency is the Canadian dollar.

b. Prepare a schedule computing the February 1, 2014 cumulative translation adjustment balance (the only component of AOCTI), including computation of the translation adjustment for the year ended February 1, 2014. Assume that the beginning balance in AOCI was a gain of \($60.

c.\) How would the converted cash flow statement differ if Sears Canada’s functional currency was the US. dollar? Explain.

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(in millions) Assets Cash..... Other current operating assets. Plant assets, net.. Total assets Liabilities and equity SEARS CANADA INC. Comparative Balance Sheets February 1, 2014 February 2, 2013 C$ 514 903 975 C$2,392 C$ 400 974 1,393 C$2,767 Accounts payable and accruals. C$ 798 C$ 906 Income taxes payable Long-term debt 52 1 468 768 Total liabilities.. 1,318 1,675. Capital stock 15 15 Retained earnings 1,059 1,077 Accumulated other comprehensive income. Total stockholders' equity.. Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 1,074 1,092 C$2,392 C$2,767