UNDER THE CURRENT RATE METHOD, THE FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION GAIN OR LOSS WILL APPEAR ON THE PARENT FIRM’S INCOME STATEMENT
4. Analyst 1: Under the current rate method, the foreign currency translation gain or loss will appear on the parent firm’s income statement. Analyst 2: Under the temporal method, sales, COGS and depreciation are remeasured using the historical rate. A. Analyst 1 is correct. B. Analyst 2 is correct. C. Both analysts are incorrect. LOe: Calculate the translation effects and evaluate the translation of a subsidiary’s balance sheet and income statement into the parent company’s presentation currency.