CPA skills Foreign Currency Transactions and Hedging Foreign Exchange Risk 433 EXCEL CASEDETERMINE FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAINS AND LOSSES Import/Export Company, a U.S. company, made a number of import purchases and export sales denom- inated in foreign currency in 2008. Information related to these transactions is summarized in the fol- lowing table. The company made each purchase or sale on the date in the Transaction Date column and made payment in foreign currency or received payment on the date in the Settlement Date column. Foreign Currency Brazilian real (BRL) Swiss franc (CHF) Swiss franc (CHF) Euro Euro South African rand (ZAR) Chinese yuan (CNY) South Korean won (KRW) Type of Transaction Import purchase Export sale Import purchase Export sale Export sale Export sale Import purchase Import purchase Required Amount in Foreign Currency (89,000) 56,700 (50,600) 32,250 32,250 402,000 (360,000) (47,300,000) Transaction Date 1/1/2008 1/1/2008 4/1/2008 4/1/2008 4/1/2008 4/1/2008 2/1/2008 2/1/2008 Settlement Date 5/1/2008 4/1/2008 10/1/2008 7/1/2008 9/1/2008 8/1/2008 8/1/2008 8/1/2008 1. Create an electronic spreadsheet with the information from the preceding table. Label columns as follows: Foreign Currency Type of Transaction Amount in Foreign Currency Transaction Date Exchange Rate at Transaction Date $ Value at Transaction Date Settlement Date Exchange Rate at Settlement Date $ Value at Settlement Date Foreign Exchange Gain (Loss) 2. Use historical exchange rate information available on the Internet at www.x-rates.com, Historic Lookup, to find the 2008 exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and each foreign currency on the relevant transaction and settlement dates. 3. Complete the electronic spreadsheet to determine the foreign exchange gain (loss) on each transac- tion. Determine the total net foreign exchange gain (loss) reported in Import/Export Companys 2008 income statement