The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo, Inc.

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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) Identify the changes in accounting principles reported by Coca-Cola during the 3 years covered by its income statements (2007–2009). Describe the nature of the change and the year of change.

(b) Identify the changes in accounting principles reported by PepsiCo during the 3 years covered by its income statements (2007–2009). Describe the nature of the change and the year of change.

(c) For each change in accounting principle by Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, identify, if possible, the cumulative effect of each change on prior years and the effect on operating results in the year of change.