ullivan's Island Company began operating a subsidiary in a foreign country on January 1, 2020, by investing capital in the amount of 69,000 pounds. The subsidiary immediately borrowed 146,000 pounds on a five-year note with 10 percent interest payable annually beginning on January 1, 2021. The subsidiary then purchased for 215,000 pounds a building that had a 10-year expected life and no salvage value and is to be depreciated using the straight-line method. Also on January 1, 2020, the subsidiary rented the building for three years to a group of local attorneys for 8,200 pounds per month. By year-end, rent payments totaling 82,000 pounds had been received, and 16,400 pounds was in accounts receivable. On October 1, 2020, 4,200 pounds was paid for a repair made to the building. The subsidiary transferred a cash dividend of 13,900 pounds back to Sullivan's Island Company on December 31, 2020. The functional currency for the subsidiary is the pound. Currency exchange rates for 1 pound follow:     January 1, 2020 $ 2.70 = 1 Pound October 1, 2020   2.75 = 1 December 31, 2020   2.78 = 1 Average for 2020   2.74 = 1     Prepare a statement of cash flows in pounds for Sullivan's Island Company's foreign subsidiary, and then translate this statement into U.S. dollars

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Sullivan's Island Company began operating a subsidiary in a foreign country on January 1, 2020, by investing capital in the amount of 69,000 pounds. The subsidiary immediately borrowed 146,000 pounds on a five-year note with 10 percent interest payable annually beginning on January 1, 2021. The subsidiary then purchased for 215,000 pounds a building that had a 10-year expected life and no salvage value and is to be depreciated using the straight-line method. Also on January 1, 2020, the subsidiary rented the building for three years to a group of local attorneys for 8,200 pounds per month. By year-end, rent payments totaling 82,000 pounds had been received, and 16,400 pounds was in accounts receivable. On October 1, 2020, 4,200 pounds was paid for a repair made to the building. The subsidiary transferred a cash dividend of 13,900 pounds back to Sullivan's Island Company on December 31, 2020. The functional currency for the subsidiary is the pound. Currency exchange rates for 1 pound follow:

 

 
January 1, 2020 $ 2.70 = 1 Pound
October 1, 2020   2.75 = 1
December 31, 2020   2.78 = 1
Average for 2020   2.74 = 1
 

 

Prepare a statement of cash flows in pounds for Sullivan's Island Company's foreign subsidiary, and then translate this statement into U.S. dollars

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