Managerial Accounting
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Author: Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
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Chapter 16, Problem 7E
PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP), the parent company of Frito-Lay snack foods and Pepsi beverages, had the following current assets and current liabilities at the end of two recent years:
- a. Determine the (1)
current ratio and (2) quick ratio for both years. Round to one decimal place. - b. b. What conclusions can you draw from these data about PepsiCo’s liquidity?
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