Problem 10-24 (LO 10-1, 10-3, 10-4)

On December 18, 2015, Stephanie Corporation acquired 100 percent of a Swiss company for 4.0 million Swiss francs (CHF), which is indicative of book and fair value. At the acquisition date, the exchange rate was $1.00 = CHF 1. On December 18, 2015, the book and fair values of the subsidiarys assets and liabilities were:

Cash	CHF	800,000
Inventory		1,300,000
Fixed assets		4,000,000
Notes payable		(2,100,000)

Stephanie prepares consolidated financial statements on December 31, 2015. By that date, the Swiss franc has appreciated to $1.10 = CHF 1. Because of the year-end holidays, no transactions took place prior to consolidation.

a.	Determine the translation adjustment to be reported on Stephanies December 31, 2015, consolidated balance sheet, assuming that the Swiss franc is the Swiss subsidiarys functional currency. What is the economic relevance of this translation adjustment?

b.	Determine the remeasurement gain or loss to be reported in Stephanies 2015 consolidated net income, assuming that the U.S. dollar is the functional currency. What is the economic relevance of this remeasurement gain or loss?