Please check similar question for AS-16 [Question no. 1 (a)]
XYZ Ltd. has taken a loan of USD 10,000 on April 1, 20X3, for a specific
project at an interest rate of 5% p.a., payable annually. On April 1, 20X3,
the exchange rate between the currencies was Rs. 45 per USD. The exchange
rate, as at March 31, 20X4, is Rs. 48 per USD. The corresponding amount
could have been borrowed by XYZ Ltd. in local currency at an interest rate
of 11 per cent per annum as on April 1, 20X3.
The following computation would be made to determine the amount of
borrowing costs for the purposes of paragraph 4(e) of AS 16:
(i) Interest for the period = USD 10,000 × 5%x Rs. 48/USD =
Rs. 24,000/-
(ii) Increase in the liability towards the principal amount = USD
10,000 × (48-45)
= Rs. 30,000/-
(iii) Interest that would have resulted if the loan was taken in Indian
currency = USD 10000 x 45 x 11% = Rs. 49,500
(iv) Difference between interest on local currency borrowing and
foreign currency borrowing = Rs. 49,500 – Rs. 24,000 = Rs.
25,500
Therefore, out of Rs. 30,000 increase in the liability towards principal amount,
only Rs. 25,500 will be considered as the borrowing cost. Thus, total
borrowing cost would be Rs. 49,500 being the aggregate of interest of Rs.
24,000 on foreign currency borrowings (covered by paragraph 4(a) of AS
16) plus the exchange difference to the extent of difference between interest
on local currency borrowing and interest on foreign currency borrowing of
Rs. 25,500. Thus, Rs. 49,500 would be considered as the borrowing cost to
be accounted for as per AS 16 and the remaining Rs. 4,500 would be
considered as the exchange difference to be accounted for as per Accounting
Standard (AS) 11, The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates