The latimore company invested $8.5 million in a new plant in italy when the exchange rate was 1.1500 euros to the dollar. at the end of the year, the rate was 1.2000 euros to the dollar. (indirect quotes.)

a. did latimore make or lose money on the exchange rate movement? if so, how much?

b. what kind of exchange rate gain or loss was it?

c. what was the tax impact if latimore’s marginal tax rate is 40%?

Latinmore made money on the exchange rate movement. It was an exchange rate gain of $369,566. The marginal tax impact was $147,826.

Explanation:

Since the standard practice in accounting is to reflect the current situation of the company, any change in the exchange rate that affects the assets of the company abroad must be recognized. The financial income of exchange gains are registered in the Income Statement and affects the base to pay income tax.

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

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