Question

Darvish Company is a European subsidiary of Cubbie Corporation, a U.S. company. Darvish had the following balance sheet at December 31, 20X1:

(in millions of euros)
Cash	€	50
Accounts receivable		75
Inventory		120
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation		480
Total assets	€	725
Note payable	€	280
Common equity		445
Total liabilities and equity	€	725

There are no differences between local GAAP and U.S. GAAP for Darvish. Cubbie translates Darvish’s financial statements into U.S. dollars using the current rate method.

Required:

1. What is the amount of Darvish’s translation exposure at December 31, 20X1?
2. Ignoring any changes in Darvish’s translation exposure that might arise during 20X2, what amount of translation gain or loss arises in 20X2 if the euro’s value falls from $1.20 at December 31, 20X1, to $1.15 at December 31, 20X2?
3. Is the translation gain or loss referred to in Requirement 2 included in net income or in other comprehensive income?

Answer 1

As per IFRS 21, Transalation Expenses is chared to OCI
Only those Monetray items. is exposed to such expenses.
Cash	50 Euro
Accounts Receivable	75 Euro
Note Payable	280 Euro
Where As Fixed Assets , Inventory to be measured at Historical Cost only. As they are Non monetary
1		Hence total Exposure is +50 +75 - 280 = 155 Euro
2		1 Euro =	1.20 $	31 Decemebr 20X1
		1 Euro =	1.15 $	31 Decemebr 20X2
		Changes will be 155 X ( 1.20 - 1.15) = 7.75 $ gain
3		Gain of 7.75 $ In Millions shall be transferred to OCI as tranlation expenses has incurred.