Assume that your company purchases inventories from a Mexican supplier on December 15. The invoice specifies that payment is to be made on March 15 in Mexican Pesos in an amount of 150,000 Pesos. Your company operates on a calendar year basis.
Assume the following exchange rates and dates:
December 15……………..$0.04:1 Peso
December 31……………..$0.05:1 Peso
March 15…………………..$0.06:1 Peso
The journal entry by your company on December 15, the adjusting entry on December 31, and the payment entry on March 15.
Note an explanation of the transaction after each journal entry.
Describe the rationale for each entry, utilizing GAAP standards when possible.