‘Foreign Currency Transactions and Hedging Foreign Exchange Risk 429
28. Bartlett Company, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. has occasional transactions with companies
in a foreign country whose currency is the lira. Prepare journal entries for the following trans-
actions in U.S. dollars Also prepare any necessary adjusting entries at December 31 caused by
Auctuations in the value of the lira. Assume that the companiy uses a perpetual inventory system.
‘Transactions in 2015
February 1 Bought equipment for 40,000 fra on credit.
April t Paid for the equipment purchased February 1.
June 1 Bought inventory for 30,000 lira on credit.
‘August 1 Sold 70 percent of inventory purchased June 1 for 40,000 lira on credit,
October 1 Collected 30,000 lira from the sales made on August 1, 2015.
November 1 Paid 20,000 lira on the debts incurred on June 1, 2015.
Transactions in 2016
February 1 Collected remaining 10,000 lira from August 1, 2015, sales.
March 1 Paid remaining 10,000 lira on the debts incurred on June 1, 2015.
Currency exchange rates for 1 lira for 2015,
February 1 $0.44
Apail 1 0.45
dune 1 0.47
August 1 0.48
October 1 0.43
November 1 0.50
December 310.52
Currency exchange rates for 1 lira for 2016
February 1 so.sa
March 1 Oss
AeCoumes Payabte Ck) £40,000 x $44) s17.600
Persian ‘Gzchanae Lose ‘Se3
"“Eaun ta5.000 = 851 10.000
ei008 inwentory $14,100
RecStinte Payette (kL) 190.000 x $473 14.100
S109 Accounts Recelvabie (L) [40.000 = $481 319.200
‘Saice" s10,200
inventory fe4s 400 x 705) " 50.870
ser109 Caan (30,000 = $403 514,700
ReSctinte Figcanvatie (1) (249,200 = a4) 14.400
Porcign Exchange Om 308.
11709 Accounts Payanle {Lp {$414,100 x 231, $9,400
Porsign Exchange Lads [saeco (50 sam "soo
Sach (ao.o0e = s8o $10,000
1273109 Fargign Exchange Lowe ‘ss00
Recounts Pavan () (10,000 « (8.52 — 5.47 500
Accounts recamante (L) [10,000 «($52 S48) $400
Foreign exchange Gain 400,
2nne Cash (0.000 x 3.38 $5.00
“Recounts Recervatie (Ly (10.000 * 5.521 so.z00
Foreign exchange Gain 3eo
saw Accounts Payable (4) [10,000 x $.921 35.200