chapter 3 1 . Consider the assets on Coca-cola's balance sheet and answer the following questions : a . Which assets are likely to be assessed closest to market value ? Explain . b. Coca-cola has net fixed assets of $ 3 , 669 million . Can you estimate how much Coca-cola paid for these assets ? Is there any way to know the age of these assets ?" C . Coca-cola seems to have far more invested in current assets than in fixed assets . Is this significant ? Explain . d . In the early 1980s , Coca-cola sold off its bottling operations , and the bot - tlers became independent companies . How would this action have impacted the assets on Coca-cola's balance sheet ? ( The manufacturing plants are most likely to be part of the bottling* operations . )