On January 1 20X5 Pirate Company acquired all of the outstan

On January 1, 20X5, Pirate Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Ship Inc., a Norwegian company, at a cost of $151,800 Ship\'s net assets on the date of acquisition were 740,000 kroner (NKr). On January 1, 20X5, the book and fair values of the Norwegian subsidiary\'s identifiable assets and liabilities approximated their fair values except for property, plant, and equipment and patents acquired. The fair value of Ship\'s property, plant, and equipment exceeded its book value by $18,800. The remaining useful life of Ship\'s equipment at January 1, 20X5, was 10 years. The remainder of the differential was attributable to a patent having an estimated useful life of 5 years. Ship\'s trial balance on December 31, 20X5, in kroner, follows: Debits Credits NKr 170,000 280,000 320,000 680,000 Cash Accounts Receivable (net) Inventory Property, Plant, & Equipment Accumulated Depreciation Accounts Payable Notes Pavable Common Stock Retained Earnings Sales Cost of Goods Sold Operating Expenses Depreciation Expense Dividends Paid Total NKr 170,000 87,000 339,000 470,000 270,000 770,000 370,000 180,000 58,000 48,000 NKr2,106,000 NKr2,106,000 Additional Information: 1. Ship uses the FIFO method for its inventory. The beginning inventory was acquired on December 31, 20X4, and ending inventory was acquired on December 15, 20X5. Purchases of NKr380,000 were made evenly throughout 20X5 2. Ship acquired all of its property, plant, and equipment on July 1, 20X3, and uses straight-line depreciation 3. Ship\'s sales were made evenly throughout 20X5, and its operating expenses were incurred evenly throughout 20X5 4. The dividends were declared and paid on July 1, 20X5 5. Pirate\'s income from its own operations was $265,000 for 20X5, and its total stockholders\' equity on January 1, 20X5, was $3,700,000. Pirate declared $180,000 of dividends during 20X5 6. Exchange rates were as follows:

Solution

Norwegian Kroner (NKr)

Exchange Rate

U.S. Dollar ($)

Exposed net monetary liability position at January 1

1,02,000

0.18

18,360

Adjustment for changes in net monetary position during 20X5:

Increase:

      From Operations:

           Sales

-7,70,000

0.20

-1,54,000

Decreases:

     From Operations:

          Purchases

3,80,000

0.20

76,000

         Operating Expenses

1,80,000

0.20

36000

    From Dividends

48000

0.19

9120

Net monetary asset position prior to remeasurement at year-end rates

14520

Exposed net monetary asset position at December 31

24000

0.2

4800

Remeasurement Loss

9720

	Norwegian Kroner (NKr)	Exchange Rate	U.S. Dollar ($)
Exposed net monetary liability position at January 1	1,02,000	0.18	18,360
Adjustment for changes in net monetary position during 20X5:
Increase:
From Operations:
Sales	-7,70,000	0.20	-1,54,000
Decreases:
From Operations:
Purchases	3,80,000	0.20	76,000
Operating Expenses	1,80,000	0.20	36000
From Dividends	48000	0.19	9120
Net monetary asset position prior to remeasurement at year-end rates			14520
Exposed net monetary asset position at December 31	24000	0.2	4800
Remeasurement Loss			9720