Financial Reporting Problem Part II
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September 16,2013 Financial Reporting Problem Part II

Financial Reporting Problem, Part II The PepsiCo is a beverage distributor is known for their soda and other merchandise. The cola company started in the 1800s in a drugstore, and it was named “Brad’s Drink.” In 1898, cola introduced “Brad’s Drink” to the market. After a few years, the name changed to Pepsi. The currents assets are very important to companies like PepsiCo. In the balance sheet, “current assets are assets that a company expects to convert to cash or use up within one year or its operating cycle, whichever is longer. For most businesses, the cut off for classification as current assets is one year from the balance sheet date” (Kimmel, Weygandt, & Kieso, 2011, p. 49). The company can use these assets to support its routine operations. For example, the company can use the assets to pay their current expenses.
The common types of current assets consist of cash, marketable securities, inventory, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, and additional liquid assets that the company can turn in to cash. However, according to Kimmel, Weygandt, and Kieso, 2011, companies normally arrange their current assets in the order in which they anticipate to convert them into cash. Therefore, the proper order for a company to have its assets listed under the current assets is as follows cash, (2) short-term investments (such as short-term U.S. government securities), (3) receivables (notes receivable, accounts receivable, and interest receivable), (4) inventories, and (5) prepaid expenses (insurance and supplies) (Kimmel, Weygandt, & Kieso, 2011, p. 50).
PepsiCo register its assets under their current assets. The list starts with cash and cash equivalents. This includes anything that is exchanged for cash. These types of assets include short-term