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The 2010 financial statement of Child Co. Inc (Mexico), a subsidiary of Parent C

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Question

The 2010 financial statement of Child Co. Inc (Mexico), a subsidiary of Parent Co. Inc (United States), reveals the following information:
Beginning Inventory            Peso 100,000
Purchases                    Peso 500,000
Ending Inventory                 Peso 150,000
COGS                     Peso 450,000
US dollar exchange rate for 1 Peso:
January 1, 2010               $0.45
Average, 2010                 $0.42
December 31, 2010             $0.38
The beginning inventory was acquired when the exchange rate was $0.50 last quarter of 2009; ending inventory was acquired when the exchange rate was $0.40 last quarter of 2010.
1.   Report amounts of ending inventory and cost of goods sold to be included in the consolidated financial statements under (1) Current rate method and (2) Temporal method.

Explanation / Answer

Current Rate Method Ending Inventory will be valued at the rate at which it is acquired = 60000 $ Cost of Goods Sold being an income statement item, will be valued at the closing exchange rate = 171000 $ Temporal Method Ending Inventory will be valued at the closing exchange rate = 57000 $ Cost of Goods Sold will be valued at the averate exchange rate of 2010 = 189000 $