CHAPTER10MANAGEMENTOFTRANSLATIONEXPOSURESUGGESTEDANSWERSANDSOLUTIONSTOEND-OF-CHAPTERQUESTIONSANDPROBLEMSQUESTIONS1
Explainthedifferenceinthetranslationprocessbetweenthemonetary/nonmonetarymethodandthetemporalmethod
Answer:Underthemonetary/nonmonetarymethod,allmonetarybalancesheetaccountsofaforeignsubsidiaryaretranslatedatthecurrentexchangerate
Otherbalancesheetaccountsaretranslatedatthehistoricalrateexchangerateineffectwhentheaccountwasfirstrecorded
Underthetemporalmethod,monetaryaccountsaretranslatedatthecurrentexchangerate
Otherbalancesheetaccountsarealsotranslatedatthecurrentrate,iftheyarecarriedonthebooksatcurrentvalue
Iftheyarecarriedathistoricalvalue,theyaretranslatedattherateineffectonthedatetheitemwasputonthebooks
Sincefixedassetsandinventoryareusuallycarriedathistoricalcosts,the