A subsidiary of Porter Inc., a U.S. company, was located in a foreign country. The functional currency of this subsidiary was the stickle (§). The subsidiary acquired inventory on credit on November 1, 2008, for §120,000 that was sold on January 17, 2009 for §156,000. The subsidiary paid for the inventory on January 31, 2009. Currency exchange rates between the dollar and the stickle were as follows:

A subsidiary of Porter Inc., a U.S. company, was located in a foreign country. The functional currency of this subsidiary was the stickle (§). The subsidiary acquired inventory on credit on November 1, 2008, for §120,000 that was sold on January 17, 2009 for §156,000. The subsidiary paid for the inventory on January 31, 2009. Currency exchange rates between the dollar and the stickle were as follows:

A subsidiary of Porter Inc., a U.S. company, was located in a foreign country. The functional currency of this subsidiary was the stickle (§). The subsidiary acquired inventory on credit on November 1, 2008, for §120,000 that was sold on January 17, 2009 for §156,000. The subsidiary paid for the inventory on January 31, 2009. Currency exchange rates between the dollar and the stickle were as follows:


1. What figure would have been reported for this inventory on Porter's consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2008? 

Answer. $24,000

2. What figure would have been reported for cost of goods sold on Porter's consolidated income statement at December 31, 2009? 

Answer. $28,800