Task: The financial statements of PepsiCo are presented at the company's website, www.pepsico.com.
Instructions:
Refer to PepsiCo's financial statements, and answer the following questions.
(1) What was the amount of net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2005? For the year ended December 25, 2004?
(2) What was the amount of increase or decrease in cash and cash equivalents for the year ended December 31, 2005? For the year ended December 25, 2004?
(3) Which method of computing net cash provided by operating activities does PepsiCo use?
(4) From your analysis of the 2005 statement of cash flows, did the change in accounts and notes receivable decrease or increase cash? Did the change in inventories decrease or increase cash? Did the change in accounts payable and other current liabilities decrease or increase cash?
(5) What was the net outflow or inflow of cash from investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2005?
(6) What was the amount of interest paid in the year ended December 31, 2005? What was the amount of income taxes paid in the year ended December 31, 2005?