PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP), the parent company of Frito-LayTM snack foods and Pepsi beverages, had the following current assets and current liabilities at the end of two recent years: Year 2(in millions)Year 1(in millions)Cash and cash equivalents$ 9,096 $ 6,134 Short-term investments, at cost2,913 2,592 Accounts and notes receivable, net6,437 6,651 Inventories2,720 3,143 Prepaid expenses and other current assets1,865 2,143 Short-term obligations (liabilities)4,071 5,076 Accounts payable and other current liabilities13,507 13,016 a. Determine the (1) current ratio and (2) quick ratio for both years. Round to one decimal place. Year 2Year 1Current ratiofill in the blank 1fill in the blank 2Quick ratiofill in the blank 3fill in the blank 4 b. What conclusion can be drawn from these data?

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PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP), the parent company of Frito-Lay^TM snack foods and Pepsi beverages, had the following current assets and current liabilities at the end of two recent years:

	Year 2 (in millions)	Year 1 (in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 9,096		$ 6,134
Short-term investments, at cost	2,913		2,592
Accounts and notes receivable, net	6,437		6,651
Inventories	2,720		3,143
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,865		2,143
Short-term obligations (liabilities)	4,071		5,076
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	13,507		13,016

a. Determine the (1) current ratio and (2) quick ratio for both years. Round to one decimal place.

	Year 2	Year 1
Current ratio	fill in the blank 1	fill in the blank 2
Quick ratio	fill in the blank 3	fill in the blank 4

b. What conclusion can be drawn from these data?

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