Question

On June 18, Wyman Company (a U.S. Company) sold merchandise to the Nielsen Company of Denmark for €60,000 (Euros), with a payment due in 60 days. If the exchange rate was $1.35 per euro on the date of sale and $1.14 per euro on the date of payment, Wyman Company should recognize a foreign exchange gain or loss in the amount of:

A. $50,000 gsin
B. 60.000 loss
C. 68.400 loss
D. $12.600

Answer 1

Wyman company should recognize a foreign exchange loss in the amount of $12,600

Step-by-step explanation:

On the date of sale: £1 = $1.35

So £60,000 = 60,000 × $1.35 = $81000

On the date of payment: £1 = $1.14

So £60,000 = 60,000 × $1.14 = $68, 400

The amount Wyman company received on the date of payment is $12,600 less than the amount it ought to have received on the date of sale.

So Wyman company should recognize a foreign exchange loss in the amount of $12,600