PepsiCos financial statements are presented in Appendix A. Financial statements of The Coca-Cola Company are presented in

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PepsiCo’s financial statements are presented in Appendix A. Financial statements of The Coca-Cola Company are presented in Appendix B.

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(a) Based on the information contained in these financial statements, determine each of the following for each company:

(1) Cash and cash equivalents balance at December 25, 2010, for PepsiCo and at December 31, 2010, for Coca-Cola.

(2) Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents from 2009 to 2010.

(3) Cash provided by operating activities during the year ended December 2010 (from statement of cash flows).

(b) What conclusions concerning the management of cash can be drawn from these data?

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9780470929384

8th Edition

Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso, J. Mather

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