Diekmann Company, a U.S.-based company, acquired a 100 percent interest in Rakona A.S. in the...

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Diekmann Company, a U.S.-based company, acquired a 100 percent interest in Rakona A.S. in the Czech Republic on January 1, 2019, when the exchange rate for the Czech koruna (Ks) was $0.05. Rakonas financial statements as of December 31, 2020, two years later, follow:

Balance Sheet December 31, 2020
Assets
Cash Ks 2,000,000
Accounts receivable (net) 3,300,000
Inventory 8,500,000
Equipment 25,000,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation (8,500,000 )
Buildings 72,000,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation (30,300,000 )
Land 6,000,000
Total assets Ks 78,000,000
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
Accounts payable Ks 2,500,000
Long-term debt 50,000,000
Common stock 5,000,000
Additional paid-in capital 15,000,000
Retained earnings 5,500,000
Total liabilities and stockholders equity Ks 78,000,000

Income Statement For Year Ending December 31, 2020
Sales Ks 25,000,000
Cost of goods sold (12,000,000 )
Depreciation expenseequipment (2,500,000 )
Depreciation expensebuildings (1,800,000 )
Research and development expense (1,200,000 )
Other expenses (including taxes) (1,000,000 )
Net income Ks 6,500,000
Plus: Retained earnings, 1/1/20 500,000
Less: Dividends, 2020 (1,500,000 )
Retained earnings, 12/31/20 Ks 5,500,000

Additional Information

  • The January 1, 2020, beginning inventory of Ks 6,000,000 was acquired on December 18, 2019, when the exchange rate was $0.043. Purchases of inventory were acquired uniformly during 2020. The December 31, 2020, ending inventory of Ks 8,500,000 was acquired in the latter part of 2020 when the exchange rate was $0.032. All depreciable assets (equipment and buildings) were on the books when the subsidiary was acquiredexcept for Ks 5,000,000 of equipment acquired on January 3, 2020, when the exchange rate was $0.036, and Ks 12,000,000 in buildings acquired on March 5, 2020, when the exchange rate was $0.034. Straight-line depreciation is 10 years for equipment and 40 years for buildings. A full years depreciation is taken in the year of acquisition.

  • Dividends were declared and paid on December 15, 2020, when the exchange rate was $0.031.

  • Other exchange rates for 1 Ks follow:

January 1, 2020 $ 0.040
Average 2020 0.035
December 31, 2020 0.030

Translate the Czech koruna financial statements at December 31, 2020, in the following three situations:

  1. The Czech koruna is the functional currency. The December 31, 2019, U.S. dollartranslated balance sheet reported retained earnings of $22,500. The December 31, 2019, cumulative translation adjustment was negative $202,500 (debit balance).

  2. The U.S. dollar is the functional currency. The December 31, 2019, U.S. dollarremeasured balance sheet reported retained earnings (including a 2019 remeasurement gain) of $353,000.

  3. The U.S. dollar is the functional currency. Rakona has no long-term debt. Instead, it has common stock of Ks 20,000,000 and additional paid-in capital of Ks 50,000,000. The December 31, 2019, U.S. dollarremeasured balance sheet reported a negative balance in retained earnings of $147,000 (including a 2019 remeasurement loss).

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