Refer to the financial statements of PepsiCo’s, presented in Appendix A, and answer the following questions.
  (a) What was the amount of net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 26, 2009? For the year ended December 27, 2008?
  (b) What was the amount of increase or decrease in cash and cash equivalents for the year ended December 26, 2009? For the year ended December 27, 2008?
  (c) Which method of computing net cash provided by operating activities does PepsiCo use?
  (d) From your analysis of the 2009 statement of cash flows, did the change in accounts and notes receivable require or provide cash? Did the change in inventories require or provide cash? Did the change in accounts payable and other current liabilities require or provide cash?
  (e) What was the net outflow or inflow of cash from investing activities for the year ended December 26, 2009?
  (f) What was the amount of interest paid in the year ended December 26, 2009? What was the amount of income taxes paid in the year ended December 26, 2009? (See Note 14.)