The financial statements of PepsiCo, Inc. and the notes to consolidated financial statements appear in Appendix A.

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The financial statements of PepsiCo, Inc. and the notes to consolidated financial statements appear in Appendix A.

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Refer to PepsiCo’s financial statements and answer the following questions about current and contingent liabilities and payroll costs.
  (a) What were PepsiCo’s total current liabilities at December 26, 2009? What was the increase/decrease in PepsiCo’s total current liabilities from the prior year?
  (b) In PepsiCo’s Note 2 (“Our Significant Accounting Policies”), the company explains the nature of its contingencies. Under what conditions does PepsiCo recognize (record and report) liabilities for contingencies?
  (c) What were the components of total current liabilities on December 26, 2009?

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Accounting Principles

ISBN: 978-0470534793

10th Edition

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

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