The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo, Inc. Instructions Go to the books companion website and use information found

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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) Based on the information contained in these financial statements, determine each of the following for each company.
(1) Cash used in (for) investing activities during 2009 (from the statement of cash flows).
(2) Cash used for acquisitions and investments in unconsolidated affiliates (or principally bottling companies) during 2009.
(3) Total investment in unconsolidated affiliates (or investments and other assets) at the end of 2009.
(4) What conclusions concerning the management of investments can be drawn from these data?
(b) (1) Briefly identify from Coca-Cola’s December 31, 2009, the investments it reported as being accounted for under the equity method. (2) What is the amount of investments that Coca-Cola reported in its 2009 as “cost method investments,” and what is the nature of these investments?
(c) In its Note 2 on Investments, what total amounts did Coca-Cola report at December 31, 2009, as: (1) trading securities, (2) available-for-sale securities, and (3) held-to-maturity securities?

Balance Sheet
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