On October 1 of the current year, a US company sold merchandise on account to a British company for 2,000 pounds (exchange rate, 1 pound = $1.43). At the company’s December 31 fiscal year‐end, the exchange rate was 1 pound = $1.45. The exchange rate was 1 pound = $1.50 on collection in January of the subsequent year. What amount would the company recognize as a gain (loss) from foreign currency translation when the receivable is collected?

 The amount the company would recognize is $100 as a gain from foreign currency translation.

Explanation: On October 1, a receivable of $2,860 (2,000 pounds x $1.43) would have been recorded. However, this amount of receivable has to be revalued using the year-end rate of $1.45, based on the principles of IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates. Year-end receivable would then be $2,900 (2,000 pounds x $1.45). A foreign exchange gain of $40 would be recognised by debiting receivable and crediting gain on foreign currency translation (which reports in income statement) with $40 ($2,900 - $2,860). This is necessary to revalue the receivable using the year-end rate. Subsequently, the spot rate moved to $1.50 at the point of collection, this simply means the company has made a $100 exchange gain (2,000 pounds x $1.50 = $3,000 - $2,900). The journal entries to be raised would be Debit Cash $3,000; Credit Receivable $2,900, Credit Exchange gain (income statement) $100.

answer: b) the us is the leading importer but not the leading exporter.

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the u.s is the largest importer but it is not the largest exporter as china sits on the top of the table when it comes to leading exporters.

but u.s is not far from first,

they rank in 2nd globally as the worlds largest exporter.

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