11/19 Chapter 11 Flashcards
hedging
where we offset variable rates of debt by hedging at a certain percentage
foreign currency transactions
of a US company denominated in other currencies must be restated to their US dollar equivalents before they can be recorded in our books
functional currency
primarily used currency, we have to translate foreign currency, currency rate fluctuate
determination of exchange rates
factors causing change level of inflation balance of payments - $ coming in vs out changes in a country's interest rate investment levels stability and process of governance
direct vs indirect
we won’t be tested on it, it is an inverse of another
direct
stated in dollars in numberator
US dollar/1FCU
direct is an american ter
Indirect
the inverse of direct
1FCU/US dollar
indirect is a european term
dollar is strengthened
variable rate is lower
dollar is weakened
variable rate increases
look at chart in book to see the indirect and direct exchange rates
look at it in ch 11 pg 549
spot rate
the exchange rate for immediate delivery of currencies
current rate
the spot rate on the entity’s balance sheet date, we need to use this rate for historical cost
sales spot rate
you would use the average spot rate to determine sales rates from foreign currencies
forward exchange rates
based on expectations of what will happen in the future
spread
the difference between the forward rate and the spot rate on a given date