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Assignment 1:
Coca-Cola Company vs. PepsiCo, Inc.

Due Week 8 and worth
200 points

Recent events in the
world of corporate finance have shown the importance of proper administration
and funding of corporate pension plans. Evaluate the information in the Comparative
Analysis Case of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo found in the book’s companion Website
for Chapter 20.

Write a five to six
(2-3) page paper in which you:

1.Analyze and discuss
the current effects of IFRS on the pension reporting for Coca-Cola and PepsiCo
at 2009 year-end.

2.Calculate the
funding levels and capital gains experienced by Coca-Cola and PepsiCo in their
respective pension funds.

3.Analyze which of the
two (2) companies had a more secure pension fund, and explain why.

4.Evaluate how the
status of the pension fund affects the level of risk that must be reported in
the annual report. Justify your answer.

5.Use at least three
(3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other
Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must
follow these formatting requirements:

•Be typed, double
spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all
sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.
Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

•Include a cover page
containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are
not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course
learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

•Demonstrate the
proper accounting for investments, revenue recognition, income taxes, pensions
and postretirement benefits, leases, and accounting changes and error analysis,
including the required journal entries and supporting calculations.

•Analyze the reasons
for and evaluate the importance of proper accounting for selected areas, such
as: investments, revenue recognition, income taxes, pensions and postretirement
benefits, leases, and accounting changes and error analysis, including the
required journal entries and supporting calculations.

•Use technology and
information resources to research issues in intermediate accounting

•Write clearly and
concisely about intermediate accounting using proper writing mechanics