Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant (Sales-Con-201) Exam - Topic 4 Question 123 Discussion

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Question #: 123
Topic #: 4

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Sales reps at Cloud Kicks (CK) need to see the Opportunity amount with the Account's discount field. CK sales reps are located in different regions and use different currencies. A consultant creates a

custom formula field on the Opportunity.

Which currency will the custom formula use for its value if the opportunity and account records have different currencies?

AOpportunity currency

BUser currency

CCorporate currency

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by Herschel at Jan 05, 2026, 05:16 AM

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Melissa

2 months ago

I lean towards A) Opportunity currency as well. It keeps the context of the deal intact.

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Latia

2 months ago

C) Corporate currency could be a good option too. It standardizes everything across regions.

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Bettyann

3 months ago

I disagree, I believe it's B) User currency. Each sales rep should see it in their own currency.

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Flo

3 months ago

I think it should be A) Opportunity currency. It makes sense to use the currency of the opportunity.

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Ramonita

3 months ago

100% agree, Opportunity currency is the way to go!

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Rozella

3 months ago

Wait, really? I thought it would be the Corporate currency.

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Candra

3 months ago

Definitely the Opportunity currency, no doubt!

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Tyra

4 months ago

I thought it was the User currency?

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Odette

4 months ago

It uses the Opportunity currency!

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Quentin

4 months ago

I bet the correct answer is the Opportunity currency. Anything else would be too much of a headache for the sales reps.

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Odelia

4 months ago

Opportunity currency, for sure. Anything else would just be a mess.

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Mee

4 months ago

The User currency? Really? That's just going to confuse things. It's gotta be the Opportunity currency.

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Keshia

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure. Wouldn't it be better to use the User currency, since that's the currency the sales rep is most familiar with?

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Madelyn

5 months ago

I think it should use the Corporate currency, since that's the standard currency for the company.

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Felicitas

5 months ago

The custom formula should use the Opportunity currency, since that's the currency the sales reps are working with.

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Leota

5 months ago

I thought it was the Opportunity currency too, but what if the user has a different currency set? That could change things.

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Renato

6 months ago

I feel like it might be corporate currency, but I can't recall the specifics. We practiced a question like this in class.

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Heike

6 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about user currency being relevant in similar questions.

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Katy

6 months ago

I think the custom formula field will use the Opportunity currency since that's the record it's being created on, right?

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Terrilyn

6 months ago

I'm a little unsure about this. The different currencies for the sales reps and the mention of the Account's discount field are throwing me off. I'll need to think it through carefully and consider all the possibilities before answering.

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Angella

6 months ago

I've got a strategy for this. Since the custom formula is on the Opportunity, my guess is that it will use the Opportunity currency. The Account's discount field is probably just being used as a reference, but the final value will be in the Opportunity currency. I'm feeling pretty confident about this one.

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Helene

6 months ago

Okay, let me think this through. The custom formula is on the Opportunity, so it's probably going to use the Opportunity currency. But the question also mentions the Account's discount field, so maybe it could use the Corporate currency? I'm a little confused.

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Vinnie

7 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. The question mentions that the sales reps are in different regions and use different currencies, so I'm wondering if the formula might use the User currency instead.

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Solange

7 months ago

I think the key here is to understand how the custom formula field is set up. If it's referencing the Opportunity amount, then it should use the Opportunity currency, right?

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Blondell

14 days ago

The formula should still prioritize the Opportunity currency, right?

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Ivette

19 days ago

But what if the user is in a different region?

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Tu

24 days ago

I agree, it makes sense to use the Opportunity currency.

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