QUESTION 1: Foreign Currency
(12 marks) st Adit Ltd acquires all the issued shares in Solo Inc on the 1 July 2010. Adit Ltd’s presentation currency is the Australian Dollar (AUD). The exchange rates are as follows:
1 July 2010:
Average:
Ending inventory acquired (before year end):
30 June 2011:
AUD 1.00
AUD 1.00
AUD 1.00
AUD 1.00
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=
=
=
USD 0.750
USD 0.870
USD 0.900
USD 0.940
Required:
Translate Solo Inc’s financial statements from United States Dollars (USD), which is the functional currency of Solo Inc, so that the consolidated statements can be prepared.
Solo Inc
Profit and Loss Statement for the Year Ended 30 June 2011
USD
560,000
Sales
Translation Rate
AUD
less COGS
Open
Purchases
Closing
40,000
230,000
35,000
Total
235,000
Gross Profit
325,000
Less expenses
Sales & Admin. Expenses
189,000
Depreciation Expense
43,000
NPBT
93,000
Income Tax Expense
27,900
NPAT
65,100
Retained Earnings (open)
32,000
Retained Earnings (close)
97,100
The balance sheet is provided on the next page.
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The rates are repeated here for your convenience:
1 July 2010:
Average:
Ending inventory acquired (before year end):
30 June 2011:
AUD 1.00
AUD 1.00
AUD 1.00
AUD 1.00
=
=
=
=
USD 0.750
USD 0.870
USD 0.900
USD 0.940
Solo Inc
Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2011
USD
Translation Rate
AUD
ASSETS
Cash
21,000
Accounts Receivable
43,000
Inventory
35,000
DTA
9,000
PPE
190,000
Total Assets
298,000
LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable
17,900
Provisions
33,000
Bank Loan
50,000
Total Liabilities
100,900
Equity
Share Capital
Retained Earnings
100,000
97,100
Total Equity
197,100
Total Liability and Equity
298,000
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QUESTION 2: Liabilities
(10 marks)
To help fund the acquisition of Solo Inc, as well as to meet general working capital requirements, Adit Ltd has raised finance by issuing convertible notes with a face value of
$10m. The notes pay a 4% annual coupon in arrears with a term of 3 years. They are redeemable by the holder for shares in Adit Ltd at any point. At the time of the issue (1 July
2010), the market rate on a similar instrument without the conversion option is paying 6%.
The issue raises $9,715,398 for Adit Ltd.
Required:
(a) Please provide the journal entries for the issue of the convertible note.
(4 marks)
(b) What is the carrying value of the liability as at the end of the second year (i.e. after the second coupon payment).
(4 marks)
c)
If NKVD Pty Ltd had purchased 10% of the convertible notes at the time of issue, how much would the asset be recognised for on NKVD Pty Ltd’s Balance Sheet at the time of issue? (2 marks)
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QUESTION 3: Employee Benefits
(8 marks)
You are providing advice to Lupi Ltd, a start-up company. Lupi Ltd’s directors are trying to determine whether to provide their employees with a defined benefit plan or a defined contribution plan.
Required
(a) Explain the key economic differences between a defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan.
(4 marks)
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(b) Explain the impact these differences have for the accounting for defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans.
(4 marks)
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QUESTION 4: Financial Instruments
(8 marks)
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On the 1 April, 2010, you have been asked to provide advice to BTB Ltd, a small publicly listed chocolatier based in Adelaide. They own farmland worth 750m Indonesian Rupiah
(IDR) in Java, but are anticipating selling it in 6 months time.
BTB Ltd is concerned that the Australian Dollar (AUD) may strengthen against the IDR in the next 6 months, and has taken out a futures contract to sell IDR, with delivery in 6 months.
Required
BTB Ltd is unsure how to account for the futures contract. Please advise them:
(a) Whether they should designate