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  • Jul 26, 2007, 10:36 AM
    Mathandler1
    Foreign exchange rates
    A U.S. company makes a credit purchase in Mexican pesos when the exchange rate is
    $.107 and pays for the goods when the exchange rate is $.108. Which of the following statements is true?

    a. A foreign-currency translation adjustment gain has occurred.
    b. A foreign-currency loss has occurred.
    c. A foreign-currency gain has occurred.
    d. A foreign-currency translation adjustment loss has occurred


    I choose (d). What does anyone think? Please answer... Thanks!
  • Jul 26, 2007, 10:58 AM
    Mathandler1
    I choose (d). For the answer but I do not know if it is correct or not.
    Does anyone else have an idea about the answer to this question.
    I thought this was a help desk forum from real experts on live answers.
    I noticed that my questions for the past two days have been deleted?

    Thanks!
  • May 11, 2008, 02:59 AM
    zildjian475
    What sort of transaction was it? Did the US firm sell $ (buy peso) forward or something?

    If yes then different scenario... if no then the US firm is at a loss... since now it has to pay more dollars to achieve the same peso amount...

    But I wonder, how can it happen? Credit sales.. fine.. but there should have been some contract?
  • May 12, 2008, 12:21 AM
    morgaine300
    zildjian475 -- new member mistake. Thread is close to a year old. If you're looking at the bottom of the page under similar questions, be careful as it pulls up anything similar regardless of how old it is.
  • May 12, 2008, 12:34 AM
    zildjian475
    Ohh didn't know that.. thank you very much... appreciate it..

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