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Week 4 Homework

Review the 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K for The Coca-Cola Company. Respond to the

following questions in complete sentences and include the page number of the report where you

found your answer.

Category: Operating Activities

1. State whether your corporation uses the direct or indirect method of preparing the

Statement of Cash Flows and describe how the Statement would be different under

these two methods.

2. What are the largest increases and decreases in the operating activities section of

your corporation's Statement of Cash Flows?

3. Given the industry your corporation operates in and the current economic

environment, explain any unexpected operating activities that caused cash flow to

decrease.

Category: Investing and Financing Activities

1. Explain similarities and or differences in preparing the Statement of Cash Flows using

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

2. Describe investments reported on your corporation's Statement of Cash Flows in the

current and most recent past year.

3. Review your corporation's Statement of Cash Flows over the past 3 years and

explain any financing trends.

Category: Analysis

1. Calculate the following ratio for the most recent two years and comment on the

results of your ratio analysis. How does the result for your corporation compare to the

industry average?

a. Free cash flow

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