accounting AB116 - Unit 4 Discussion
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q_discussion.docxCurrent Liabilities — Comparative Analysis Problem: PepsiCo, Inc. versus The Coca-Cola Company This week’s Discussion topic comes from BYP11-2, p. 561 of your textbook. PepsiCo, Inc. and Coca-Cola Company financial statements are in Appendix C. Use their financials to answer the following questions:
(a) At December 31, 2011, what was PepsiCo’s largest current liability account? What were its total current liabilities? At December 31, 2011, what was Coca Cola’s largest current liability account? What were its total current liabilities?
(1) Working Capital
(2) Current Ratio
(c) What conclusions concerning the relative liquidity of these companies can be drawn from these data?
BYP11-2, p. 561 of your textbook. PepsiCo, Inc. and Coca-Cola Company financial statements are in Appendix C
Appendix B
Appendix C
Current Liabilities
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Comparative Analysis Problem: PepsiCo, Inc. versus The Coca
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Cola
Company This week’s Discussion topic comes from BYP11
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2, p. 561 of your textbook. PepsiCo,
Inc. and Coca
-
Cola Company financial statements are in Appendix C. Use their
financials to
answer the following questions:
(a) At December 31, 2011, what was PepsiCo’s largest current liability account? What were its
total current liabilities? At December 31, 2011, what was Coca Cola’s largest current liability
account? What were i
ts total current liabilities?
(b) Based on information contained in those financial statements, compute the following 2011
values for each company:
(1) Working Capital
(2) Current Ratio
(c) What conclusions concerning the relative liquidity of these compan
ies can be drawn from
these data?
BYP11
-
2, p. 561 of your textbook. PepsiCo, Inc. and Coca
-
Cola Company financial
statements are in Appendix C
Current Liabilities — Comparative Analysis Problem: PepsiCo, Inc. versus The Coca-Cola
Company This week’s Discussion topic comes from BYP11-2, p. 561 of your textbook. PepsiCo,
Inc. and Coca-Cola Company financial statements are in Appendix C. Use their financials to
answer the following questions:
(a) At December 31, 2011, what was PepsiCo’s largest current liability account? What were its
total current liabilities? At December 31, 2011, what was Coca Cola’s largest current liability
account? What were its total current liabilities?
(b) Based on information contained in those financial statements, compute the following 2011
values for each company:
(1) Working Capital
(2) Current Ratio
(c) What conclusions concerning the relative liquidity of these companies can be drawn from
these data?
BYP11-2, p. 561 of your textbook. PepsiCo, Inc. and Coca-Cola Company financial
statements are in Appendix C
