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Additionally, Gate had a receivable from a foreign customer payable

Refer to the preceding requirements. Gate Inc. had a $30,000 credit adjustment for the year ended December 31, 20X2, from restating its foreign subsidiary’s accounts from their local currency units into U.S. dollars. Additionally, Gate had a receivable from a foreign customer payable in the customer’s local currency.

On December 31, 20X1, this receivable for 200,000 local currency units (LCU) was correctly included in Gate’s balance sheet at $110,000. When the receivable was collected on February 15, 20X2, the U.S. dollar equivalent was $120,000. In Gate’s 20X2 consolidated income statement, how much should be reported as foreign exchange gain in computing net income?

a. $0 .

b. $10,000 .

c. $30,000 .

d. $40,000 .

Hint
Accounts & FinanceForeign exchange gain refers to the profit a company gains when it buys or sells goods and services in a foreign currency, and the value of the foreign currency flactuates after the conversion is done. Foreign exchange gain= value at the time of collection - original value of the account receivable....

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