Explain some Examples under FASB 52 that a foreign entity's functional currency would be similar as the parent firm's currency.

Answer:  Three instances under FASB 52, in which the foreign entity's functional currency will be similar as the parent firm's currency, are:

a) The foreign entity's cash flows directly influence the parent's cash flows and are readily available for remittance to the parent firm;

b) The sales prices for the foreign entity's products are approachable on a short-term basis to exchange rate changes in which sales prices are defined through worldwide competition; and,

c) The sales market is mainly located in the parent's country or sales contracts are denominated in the parent's currency.