EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the SEC. All publicly traded domestic companies use EDGAR to make the majority of their filings. (Some foreign companies file voluntarily.) Form 10-K, which includes the annual report, is required to be filed on EDGAR. The SEC makes this information available on the Internet. 

Required: 

1. Access EDGAR on the Internet. The web address is www.sec.gov. 

2. Search for The Coca-Cola Company. Access the 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. Search or scroll to find the disclosure notes and audit report. 

3. Answer the following questions: 

a. Describe the subsequent events disclosed by the company. 

b. Which firm is the company’s auditor? What type of audit opinion did the auditor render? 

4. Access the proxy statement filed with the SEC on March 9, 2017 (the proxy statement designation is Def 14A), locate the executive officers summary compensation table and answer the following questions: 

a. What is the principal position of Muhtar Kent? 

b. What was the salary paid to Mr. Kent during the year ended December 31, 2016?