On January 1, 2016, Safetyway Group,a LO1 U.S. company, formed a Swiss subsidiary, TEurope AG. The subsidiary
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On January 1, 2016, Safetyway Group,a LO1 U.S. company, formed a Swiss subsidiary, TEurope AG. The subsidiary issued all of its currently outstanding common stock on that date. Selected accounts from its balance sheets on December 31, 2016 and 2017, all of which are shown in Swiss francs (CHF), are as follows:
Additional information:
1. Exchange rates are as follows:
2. An analysis of inventories, for which the FIFO inventory method is used, is as follows:
3. On January 1, 2016, TEurope purchased land for CHF24,000 and plant and equipment for CHF140,000. On July 4, 2017, additional equipment was purchased for CHF30,000. Plant and equipment is depreciated on a straight-line basis over a ten-year period with no salvage value. A full year’s depreciation is taken in the year of purchase.
Required
a. Prepare a schedule remeasuring the selected accounts above into U.S. dollars (the functional currency)
at December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016, respectively. Show supporting computations in good form.
b. Prepare a schedule translating the selected accounts above into U.S. dollars at December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016, assuming the Swiss frane, is the functional currency.
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