On September 3, 20X8, Jackson Corporation purchases goods for a U.S. dollar equivalent of $17,000 from a Swiss company. The tran
saction is denominated in Swiss francs (SFr). The payment is made on October 10. The exchange rates were
1 answer:
Answer:
A.
DR Foreign Currency Transaction loss 1,000
CR Accounts Payable (SFr) $1,000
Explanation:
When the transaction was agreed on September 3, 20X8, the exchange rate was;
$0.85 : 1 franc
Therefore the $17,000 was valued at;
= 17,000/0.85
= 20,000 francs
When the transaction was paid for however, on October 10, the Franc had gained on the dollar by;
= 0.9 - 0.85
= $0.05
This means that the dollar got weaker by $0.05 so the company made a loss of
= 20,000 francs * 0.05
= 1,000 francs
This will be recorded as;
DR Foreign Currency Transaction loss 1,000
CR Accounts Payable (SFr) $1,000
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