Balance sheet formats.The following information is based on the balance sheet of Aracruz Celulose, a Brazilian manufacturer of bleached pulp used to make paper, for the year ended December 31, 2006. Aracruz Celulose applies U.S. GAAP and reports its results in thousands of U.S. dollars:

Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 202,704

Other Current Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

132,782

Other Long Term Liabilities . . . . . . . . .

350,761

Property, Plant, and Equipment, net . .

2,151,212

Retained Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,293,301

Cash and Short Term Investments . . . .

579,643

Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

129,035

Common Stock (no par) . . . . . . . . . . . .

295,501

Preferred Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

614,496

Other Noncurrent Assets . . . . . . . . . . .

451,757

Current Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

286,819

Long Term Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,155,050

Accounts Receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

285,795

a.Prepare a balance sheet for Aracruz Celulose assuming the firm follows U.S. GAAP.

b.Prepare a balance sheet for Aracruz Celulose assuming the firm follows IFRS.