国际会计课后作业二(附答案).doc

Exercises: Foreign Currency Accounting 姓名： 班级： 学号： 成绩： Answer the questions below 1.Fluctuating exchange rates cause several major issues in accounting for foreign currency translation, what are they?( or the primary problem about foreign currency translation are ?) The Answer: (1)Which exchange rate should be used to translate foreign currency balances to domestic currency? (2)Which foreign currency assets and liabilities are exposed to exchange rate changes? (3)How should translation gains and losses be accounted for? B. Explain to the Concepts direct quote The exchange rate specifies the number of domestic currency units needed to acquire a unit of foreign currency. indirect quote The exchange rate specifies the price of a unit of the domestic currency in terms of the foreign currency. current rate The exchange rate in effect at the relevant financial statement date. functional currency The primary currency in which an entity does business and generates and spends cash. It is usually the currency of the country where the entity is located and the currency in which the books of record are maintained historical rate The foreign exchange rate that prevailed when a foreign currency asset or liability was first acquired or incurred. monetary items Obligations to pay or rights to receive a fixed number of currency units in the future. settlement date The date on which a payable is paid or a receivable is collected. C. Drills of Business Transaction 1.XYZ is a U.S. company, its foreign exchange business as below： On Dec. 1, 2008 ,XYZ company purchases a quantity of merchandise , on that day the exchange rate is UK￡0.6169=US＄1 .Assume the transaction costs is UK￡81050，payment period is 60 days. Assume the following exchange rates : December 31,2008 UK￡0.6150=US＄1 January 31,2009 UK￡0.6159=US＄1 Required： Prepared double entries under Two-transaction Perspective when transaction ,statement and