Problem
Analyzing Coca-Cola's Long-Term Debt Disclosures Obtain The Coca-Cola Company's 2017 annual report either using the ''Investor Relations'' portion of its website (do a web search for Coca-Cola investor relations) or go to https://www.sec.gov and click ''Search for company filings'' under ''Filings and Forms (EDGAR).''
1) What was the difference between the interest expense and interest paid in 2017?
2) How much long term debt will mature each year from 2018 through 2022? Which note provided this information?
3) What was the weighted average interest rate in the company's long term debt for the year ended December 31, 2017?
4) Was the current yield At December 31, 2017?, on the company's long term debt the same as, greater than, or less than the average yield at issuance? On December 31, 2016?