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Free IMA CMA Part 2 (Strategic Financial Management) lesson in Financial Statement Analysis. 12 min read, ~1,760 words.

Functional currency is the currency of the subsidiary's primary economic environment. It picks translation (current rate, CTA in OCI) versus remeasurement (temporal, gain/loss in NI). Inflation inflates revenue against historical-cost depreciation and old inventory layers, making margins, turnover, and ROA look stronger than reality. Principle changes = retrospective; estimate changes...

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