The financial statements and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of PepsiCo, Inc. are presented in Appendix A.
Instructions
Refer to PepsiCo's financial statements and answer the following questions.
(a) What was the total cost and book value of property, plant, and equipment at December 29, 2007?
(b) What method or methods of depreciation are used by the company for financial reporting purposes?
(c) What was the amount of depreciation and amortization expense for each of the three years 2005-2007?
(d) Using the statement of cash flows, what is the amount of capital spending in 2007 and 2006?
(e) Where does the company disclose its intangible assets, and what types of intangibles did it have at December 29, 2007?