The Simpson Corporation is calculating their adjusted balance sheet into U.S. Dollars. The exchange rate at the beginning of the year was $1 Euro = $1 U.S. dollar. The current exchange rate is .80 Euros to $1.00. Net Income for the year was zero. How much is the accounting gain/loss due to the exchange rate change? Beginning Balance Sheet: Assets = 3,000 Euros Equity = 1,500 Euros Liabilities = 1,500 Euros   Multiple Choice   $375, loss   $375, gain   $500, loss   $125, gain   $500, gain

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The Simpson Corporation is calculating their adjusted balance sheet into U.S. Dollars. The exchange rate at the beginning of the year was $1 Euro = $1 U.S. dollar. The current exchange rate is .80 Euros to $1.00. Net Income for the year was zero. How much is the accounting gain/loss due to the exchange rate change?

Beginning Balance Sheet:

  • Assets = 3,000 Euros
  • Equity = 1,500 Euros
  • Liabilities = 1,500 Euros

 

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    $375, loss

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    $375, gain

  •  

    $500, loss

  •  

    $125, gain

  •  

    $500, gain

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