ACC 621 – Summer 2013 Problem Set #1 Overview of the Annual Report and Form 10K And The Balance sheet – Pepsi & Coke The following instructions apply to all problem sets and to all individual assignments. Respond to the following questions. In your responses refer to the page numbers or footnote numbers in Coca Cola’s 2012 Annual Review and 201210-K where the information used in located. Except where the question only asks for a presentation of calculations (such as the common sized balance
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8 1. Introduction Coke was invented by Dr. John Pemberton‚ an Atlanta pharmacist and his three-legged brass pot all the way back in 1886; by 1985 Coke was closing in fast on its centennial anniversary. (Cook‚ 2002) Coke along with the legendary chairman Roberto C. Goizueta had witnessed a remarkable set of accomplishments during the 1980’s. There were some creeping problems‚ however. The 87-year old rivalry between Coca-Cola‚ the traditional market leader‚ and Pepsi Cola‚ the perennial runner
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offers the world’s largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands‚ including 19 different product lines that generate more than $1 billion in annual retail sales each. Our main businesses -- Quaker‚ Tropicana‚ Gatorade‚ Frito-Lay‚ and Pepsi Cola -- also make hundreds of other enjoyable foods and beverages that are respected household names throughout the world. With net revenues of approximately $60 billion‚ PepsiCo’s people are united by our unique commitment to sustainable growth by
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Statement of the Problem Merck & Co.‚ Inc.‚ a leading pharmaceutical company‚ faces the threat of the patents of its most popular drugs expiring in 2002. The only way to counter the loss of sales from these drugs going off patent is to develop new drugs in order to refresh the company’s portfolio. LAB Pharmaceuticals‚ a small pharmaceutical company who specializes in the treatment of neurological disorders‚ has approached Merck with the opportunity to license Davanrik‚ a new
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Executive Summary Statement of the Problem In 1970‚ the U.S congress founded the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to provide efficient rail service. Amtrak is the primary provider of passenger-rail service in the United States‚ operating 516 stations in 44 states. Amtrak received federal funds to be used for their operating expenses. In the late 1990s‚ the National Railroad passenger Corporation (Amtrak) faced difficulties in being self-sufficient; as a result‚ the U.S Congress
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Executive Summary Jerilyn Collins‚ Sabrina Lawson‚ Tracey Pierre‚ Charles Plassman Principles of AccountingACC/280 July 6‚ 2010 Michele Watson Executive Summary Members of team “B” chose to write their “Executive Summary” paper on Walgreen Drugstore. Within the content of the paper‚ team “B” members will demonstrate the financial structure of Walgreens for the past two years; revenues from the previous three years. Furthermore‚ team “B” will present the history and historic facts surrounding
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Executive summary Sony’s current financial difficulties are tied into its corporate culture which was verbalized over 30 years ago. With such an immensely colossal multinational corporation‚ greater orchestrating and more utilization of strategies should be pursued. Sony could commence with the implementation of a new mission verbal expression‚ with profit and benefits of the company tied more proximately to everyday operations. Internally‚ the four forces‚ the management‚ the designers‚ the engenderment
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Executive Summary The soft drink industry in India has two major players‚ Pepsi and Coke. Besides these there are some local players at different market‚ operating with different market share. But they are not a big threat to the market share of either Pepsi or Coke. However as of now the two big names in cola industry are only two top U.S. players Pepsi and Coke and the fight for acquiring the market is always going between these two players and the Cola industry has along seen a COLD WAR
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Executive Summary for Dispatch Management System Vijayprasad Ravi IST – 7100 Wilmington University Executive Summary for Dispatch Management System The Problem: Delay in receiving SMS (Short Message Service) through mobile after a HDFC bank customer does transactions. Many of the customers who are using HDFC bank are facing the problem of delayed SMS after transactions are done through online‚ ATM’s‚ etc. The Need: The changes in the current system will help all the existing and new customers
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1. Article Review Coke has 28% US market ( $4.6 billion ) and get $13 billion revenue from the global market of not-from concentrate juices Juices production is more complicated than bottling soft drinks due to many variables Coke has a secret methodology to produce orange juices and call it as Black Book. It includes detail data about the myriad flavors to make the juices as well as external factors like weather patterns‚ expected crop yields and cost pressure. Coke has 15 brands
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