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On 1 January 2018, Kookaburra Ltd, an Australian company, acquired all of the issued shares of Polar Ltd, a company incorporated in Canada as it

On 1 January 2018, Kookaburra Ltd, an Australian company, acquired all of the issued shares of Polar Ltd, a company incorporated in Canada as it looks to expand its operations into new overseas markets. The net assets of Polar Ltd in Canadian Dollar (CAD) on that date consisted of:

$ CAD

Share Capital

600,000

Retained Profits

250,000

Total Equity

850,000

The relevant exchange rates for the period are as follows:

1 $CAD = $AUD

2018

1 January 2018

0.60

31 December 2018

0.70

Average final quarter 2018

0.65

Average for year 2018

0.64

2019

1 January 2019

0.71

1 April 2019

0.74

31 December 2019

0.80

Average April December 2019

0.76

Average final quarter 2019

0.77

Average for year 2019

0.75

Additional information relating to Polar Ltd:

  1. On 1 April 2019, Polar Ltd acquired new equipment for CAD $100,000. This equipment is depreciated over a five (5) year period. No other additions to Property, Plant and Equipment were made since 1 January 2018, the acquisition date.

  1. The interim dividend was paid on 1 April 2019 whilst the final dividend was declared on 31 December 2019.

  1. Sales, purchases and expenses for the period ending 31 December 2019 occurred evenly throughout the year. However, the inventory on hand at 31 December 2019 represented purchases made in the final quarter 2019. The opening inventory, as at 1 January 2019 represented purchases made in the final quarter of 2018.

  1. The loan of CAD 100, 000 from Kookaburra Ltd was granted to the subsidiary, Polar Ltd on 1 January 2019 for a three (3) year period. The interest rate is charged at 15% per annum. Interest is required to be paid annually on 31 December each year.

  1. Polar adopted the revaluation model on 31 December 2018 for the category of Land. This resulted in a revaluation gain of CAD $40,000 recorded as at 31 December 2018 and a further CAD $30,000 gain as at 31 December 2019. This represents the Asset Revaluation Surplus balance recorded as at 31 December 2019 in the books of Polar Ltd.

  1. Review of last years working papers for the period ending 31 December 2018 indicated the closing retained earnings was CAD $320,000 which was translated into AUD $208,000 based on the various rates required by the accounting standard.

Required:

The trial balance of Polar Ltd for the period ending 31 December 2019 is presented on pages 4 and 5 of this question. The functional currency of Polar Ltd is considered to be Canadian Dollar (CAD). Prepare the translation for the 31 December 2019 financial statements of Polar Ltd (in CAD) into Australian Dollars (AUD). Round all numbers to the nearest whole number. (10 marks)

Answers for Q3

$CAD

Exchange Rate

$AUD

Sales

825 000

0.75

618750

Cost of sales

Opening stock

100 000

0.65

65000

Purchases

600 000

0.75

450000

Total goods available for sale

700 000

515000

Closing inventory

(300 000)

0.77

(231000)

Cost of goods sold

400 000

284000

Gross profit

425 000

334750

Expenses

Depreciation equipment

39 000

(15000*0.76)

(24000*0.75)

29400

Interest

15 000

0.80

12000

Other expenses

166 000

0.75

124500

Total Expenses

220 000

165900

Profit before income tax

205 000

168850

Income tax expense

(40 000)

0.75

30000

Profit for the period

165 000

138850

Opening Retained Earnings 1/1/19

320 000

208000

Dividend paid

(40 000)

0.74

(29600)

Dividend declared

(25 000)

0.80

(20000)

Closing Retained Earnings 31/12/19

420 000

297250

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