Obtain The Coca-Cola Company’s 2017 annual report either using the “Investor Relations” portion of its website (do a web search for Coca-Cola investor relations) or go to http://www.sec .gov and click “Search for company filings” under “Filings and Forms (EDGAR).” Answer each of The Coca-Cola Company’s 2017 annual report either using the “Investor Relations” portion of its website (do a web search for Coca-Cola investor relations) or go to http://www.sec.gov and click “Search for company filings” under “Filings and Forms (EDGAR).” Answer each of the questions for (a) the company’s pension benefits and (b) the company’s other benefits; see Note 13: Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans.

Required:
1. How much are Coca-Cola’s Pension Benefits expense and Other Benefits expense in 2017?
2. How much are Coca-Cola’s actual and expected return on plan assets for its Pension Benefits plans for 2017?
3. How much are Coca-Cola’s Projected Benefit obligation and accumulated benefit obligation at December 31, 2017, for its Pension Benefits plans?
4. Is each of Coca-Cola’s Pension Benefits and Other Benefits plans in a net asset or liability position at December 31, 2017?
5. Conceptually, what were the effects of the decrease in the discount rate in 2017 on the amounts disclosed by the company (no calculations are required)?