Q: 17
Gary Smith, CFA, has been hired lo analyze a specialty tool and machinery manufacturer, Whitmore
Corporation (WMC). WMC is a leading producer of specialty machinery in the United States. At the
end of 2006, WMC purchased York Tool Company (YTC), an Australian firm in a similar line of
business. YTC has partially integrated its marketing functions within WMC but still maintains control
of its operations and secures its own financing. Following is a summary of the income statement and
balance sheet for YTC (in millions of Australian dollars - AUD) for the past three years as well as
exchange rate data over the same period.
Smith has discovered that WMC has a small subsidiary in Ukraine. The Subsidiary follows IAS
accounting rules and uses FIFO inventory accounting. The Ukrainian subsidiary was acquired ten
years ago and has been fully integrated into WMC's operations. WMC obtains funding for the
subsidiary whenever the company finds profitable investments within Ukraine or surrounding
countries. According to forecasts from economists, the Ukrainian currency is expected to depreciate
relative to the U.S. dollar over the next few years. Local currency prices are forecasted to remain
stable, however.
One of the managers at WMC asks Smith to analyze a third subsidiary located in India. The manager
has explained that real interest rates in India over the last three years have been 2.00%, 2.50%, and
3.00%, respectively, while nominal interest rates have been 34.64%, 29.15%, and 25.66%,
respectively. Smith requests more time to analyze the Indian subsidiary.
Which of the following statements regarding the consolidation of WMC's Ukrainian subsidiary for the
next year is least likely correct? As compared to the temporal method, the Ukrainian subsidiary's
translated:
Smith has discovered that WMC has a small subsidiary in Ukraine. The Subsidiary follows IAS
accounting rules and uses FIFO inventory accounting. The Ukrainian subsidiary was acquired ten
years ago and has been fully integrated into WMC's operations. WMC obtains funding for the
subsidiary whenever the company finds profitable investments within Ukraine or surrounding
countries. According to forecasts from economists, the Ukrainian currency is expected to depreciate
relative to the U.S. dollar over the next few years. Local currency prices are forecasted to remain
stable, however.
One of the managers at WMC asks Smith to analyze a third subsidiary located in India. The manager
has explained that real interest rates in India over the last three years have been 2.00%, 2.50%, and
3.00%, respectively, while nominal interest rates have been 34.64%, 29.15%, and 25.66%,
respectively. Smith requests more time to analyze the Indian subsidiary.
Which of the following statements regarding the consolidation of WMC's Ukrainian subsidiary for the
next year is least likely correct? As compared to the temporal method, the Ukrainian subsidiary's
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