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PROBLEM 13-1 TranslationLocal Currency Is the Functional Currency On January 1, 2008, a U.S. company purchased 100% of the outstanding stock of Ventana Grains, a company located in Latz City, New Zealand. Ventana Grains was organized on January 1, 1994. All the property, plant, and equipment held on January 1, 2008, was acquired when the company was organized. The business combination was accounted for as a purchase transaction. The 2008 financial statements for Ventana Grains, prepared in its local currency, the New Zealand dollar, are given here.

VENTANA GRAINS Comparative Balance Sheets January 1 and December 31, 2008 Jan. 1 Dec. 31 Cash and Receivables 500,000 880,000 Inventories 600,000 500,000 Land 400,000 400,000 Buildings (net) 650,000 605,000 Equipment (net) 465,000 470,000 Totals 2,615,000 2,855,000

Jan. 1 Dec. 31 Short-Term Accounts and Notes 295,000 210,000 Long-Term Notes (600,000 issued September 1, 2000, 80,000 issued July 1, 2008) 600,000 680,000 Common Stock 800,000 800,000 Additional Paid-in Capital 200,000 200,000 Retained Earnings 720,000 965,000 Total 2,615,000 2,855,000 VENTANA GRAINS Consolidated Income and Retained Earnings Statement for the Year Ended December 31, 2008 Revenues 3,225,000 Cost of Goods Sold: Beginning Inventory 600,000 Purchases 2,100,000 Goods Available for Sale 2,700,000 Less: Ending Inventory 500,000 Cost of Goods Sold 2,200,000 Gross Profit on Sales 1,025,000 Depreciation Expense 140,000 Other Expenses 540,000 680,000 Net Income 345,000 Jan. 1 Retained Earnings 720,000 Total 1,065,000 Less: Dividends Paid 100,000 Dec. 31 Retained Earnings 965,000 The account balances are computed in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting standards. Other information is as follows: 1. Direct exchange rates for the New Zealand dollar on various dates were: Date Exchange Rate January 1, 1994 $.8011 September 1, 2004 .5813 January 1, 2008 .7924 July 1, 2008 .7412 December 31, 2008 .7298 Average for 2008 .7480 Average for the last four months of 2008 .7476 2. Ventana Grains purchased additional equipment for 100,000 New Zealand dollars on July 1, 2008, by issuing a note for 80,000 New Zealand dollars and paying the balance in cash. 3. Sales were made and purchases and Other Expenses were incurred evenly throughout the year. 4. Depreciation for the period in New Zealand dollars was computed as follows: Building 45,000 EquipmentPurchased before 1/1/2008 85,000 EquipmentPurchased July 1, 2008 10,000

5. The inventory is valued on a FIFO basis. The beginning inventory was acquired when the exchange rate was $.7480. The ending inventory was acquired during the last four months of 2008. 6. Dividends of 50,000 New Zealand dollars were paid on July 1 and December 31. Required: A. Translate the financial statements into dollars assuming that the local currency of the foreign subsidiary was identified as its functional currency. B. Prepare a schedule to verify the translation adjustment determined in requirement A. Describe how the translation adjustment would be reported in the financial statements.