Using the SEC EDGAR website, obtain the Coca Cola Company's and the Pepsi Company’s 10-K filing for the year ended 31 December 2017 and answer the following questions
1. What kind of pension plans do Coca-Cola and PepsiCo provide their employees?
2. What net periodic pension expense (cost) did Coca-Cola and PepsiCo report in 2017 (both national and international?
3. What is the year-end 2017 funded status of Coca-Cola’s and PepsiCo’s U.S. plans – List PBO and Plan Assets separately?
4. What discount rates were used by Coca-Cola and PepsiCo in computing their pension benefit obligation amounts for 2017? What discount and expected rates of return did the companies use when calculating pension expense for 2017?
5. What are the expected pension benefit payment and contribution for Coca-Cola and PepsiCo for 2018?