The Karson Transport Company currently has net operating income of $506,000 and pays interest expense of $204,000. The company plans to borrow $1.14 million on which the firm will pay 10 percent interest. The borrowed money will be used to finance an investment that is expected to increase the​ firm's net operating income by $390,000 a year.   a. What is​ Karson's times interest earned ratio before the loan is taken out and the investment is​ made? b. What effect will the loan and the investment have on the​ firm's times interest earned​ ratio?

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​(Capital structure​ analysis)  The Karson Transport Company currently has net operating income of
$506,000
and pays interest expense of
$204,000.
The company plans to borrow
$1.14
million on which the firm will pay
10
percent interest. The borrowed money will be used to finance an investment that is expected to increase the​ firm's net operating income by
$390,000
a year.
 
a. What is​ Karson's times interest earned ratio before the loan is taken out and the investment is​ made?
b. What effect will the loan and the investment have on the​ firm's times interest earned​ ratio?
a.  What is​ Karson's times interest earned ratio before the loan is taken out and the investment is​ made?
 
The times interest earned ratio is
nothing
times. ​ (Round to two decimal​ places.)
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