The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo, Inc.
Instructions
Go to the book’s companion website and use information found there to answer the following questions related to The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo, Inc.
(a) (1) What specific items does Coca-Cola discuss in its Note 1—Accounting Policies? (Prepare a list of the headings only.)
(2) What specific items does PepsiCo discuss in its Note 2—Our Summary of Significant Accounting Policies? (Prepare a list of the headings only.)
(b) For what lines of business or segments do Coca-Cola and PepsiCo present segmented information?
(c) Note and comment on the similarities and differences between the auditors’ reports submitted by the independent auditors of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo for the year 2009.