E7.17 Hyperinflationary Economies Consider two companies with subsidiaries in Venezuela, a country that has been identified as hyperinflationary. U.S. Mart’s reporting currency is the U.S. dollar, and it uses U.S. GAAP to consolidate its Venezuelan subsidiary. Euro Mart’s presentation currency is the euro, and it uses IFRS to consolidate its Venezuelan subsidiary. For both companies, the functional currency of its subsidiary is the local currency. 

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a. Prior to identification of Venezuela as a hyperinflationary economy, both U.S. Mart and Euro Mart used the same procedures to convert nonmonetary accounts, such as plant assets, to the reporting or presentation currency. But because Venezuela has been identified as a hyperinflationary economy, these procedures now differ. Explain conversion procedures for plant assets following U.S. GAAP and IFRS, before and after Venezuela was identified as hyperinflationary. 

b. Assume the Venezuelan subsidiary of each company has land reported at VEF10,000,000. U.S. Mart’s subsidiary acquired its land when the exchange rate was $0.52/VEF. Euro Mart’s subsidiary acquired its land when the exchange rate was €0.35/VEF. The price level index was 100 when both subsidiaries acquired their land. Currently the exchange rate is €0.10/VEF and the price level index is 400. Calculate how the land will be reported in the consolidated balance sheet of U.S. Mart and Euro Mar.