For the sake of simplicity, assume once again that US1's cost of sales was calculated to be CDN$3,000,000. What is the amount (in Canadian dollars) of US1's retained earnings at December 31, 2017?
A) $545,000.
B) $546,250.
C) $547,250.
D)$660,000.

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- Step 1: Calculate net income in Canadian dollars: US1's sales revenue of USD $2,000,000 is equivalent to CDN$2,600,000 (assuming an exchange rate of 1 USD = 1.3 CAD), and cost of sales of USD $2,307,692 is equivalent to CDN$3,000,000 (assuming an exchange rate of 1 USD = 1.3 CAD). Therefore, net income in Canadian dollars is CDN$2,600,000 - CDN$3,000,000 = CDN$-400,000.
- Step 2: Adjust retained earnings: Retained earnings at the beginning of the year is not given in the question, so we assume that it is CDN$0. Since net income is negative, we need to decrease retained earnings by the amount of the net loss, which is CDN$400,000. Therefore, the retained earnings at December 31, 2017 is CDN$0 - CDN$400,000 = CDN$-400,000.
- Step 3: Convert retained earnings to US dollars: To convert CDN$-400,000 to US dollars, we divide by the exchange rate of 1.3 CAD/USD, which gives us US$-307,692.
- Step 4: Convert retained earnings back to Canadian dollars: To convert US$-307,692 to Canadian dollars, we multiply by the exchange rate of 1.3 CAD/USD, which gives us CDN$-400,000. Therefore, the amount of US1's retained earnings at December 31, 2017 is CDN$-400,000, which is equivalent to US$-307,692. 
Since the question asks for the amount in Canadian dollars, we need to take the absolute value of CDN$-400,000, which is CDN$400,000. But since CDN$0 is the only option, we use the closest value, which is CDN$546,250 (B).

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