Obtain The Coca-Cola Company's 2010 annual report either using the ''Investor Relations'' portion of its website (do

Question:

Obtain The Coca-Cola Company's 2010 annual report either using the ''Investor Relations'' portion of its website (do a web search for Coca-Cola investor relations) or go to www.sec.gov and click ''Search for company filings'' under ''Filings and Forms (EDGAR).''
Required:
1. Was the fair value of the company's availablefor- sale securities higher or lower than the cost at the end of 2010? By how much?
2. Is the fair value of the company's held-to-maturity securities different from their cost at
December 31, 2010? At December 31, 2009?
3. Explain why the company has cost method investments.
4. What were the total amount of dividends received from equity method investees for Coca- Cola's 2010 fiscal year? How was this classified on the statement of cash flows?
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...