The Tarpon Corp has $325,000 of debt outstanding, and it pays an interest rate of 7% annually. Its annual sales are $900,000, its average tax rate is 25%, and its net profit margin on sales is 10%. If the company does not maintain a times interest earned (TIE) ratio of greater than 5 to 1, then its bank will refuse to renew the loan and bankruptcy will result. Holding sales constant, at what operating (EBIT) margin would the bank refuse to renew the loan? 17.50% 15.17% 16.25% 14.06%
The Tarpon Corp has $325,000 of debt outstanding, and it pays an interest rate of 7% annually. Its annual sales are $900,000, its average tax rate is 25%, and its net profit margin on sales is 10%. If the company does not maintain a times interest earned (TIE) ratio of greater than 5 to 1, then its bank will refuse to renew the loan and bankruptcy will result. Holding sales constant, at what operating (EBIT) margin would the bank refuse to renew the loan? 17.50% 15.17% 16.25% 14.06%
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![The Tarpon Corp has $325,000 of debt
outstanding, and it pays an interest rate of
7% annually. Its annual sales are $900,000,
its average tax rate is 25%, and its net profit
margin on sales is 10%. If the company
does not maintain a times interest earned
(TIE) ratio of greater than 5 to 1, then its
bank will refuse to renew the loan and
bankruptcy will result. Holding sales
constant, at what operating (EBIT) margin
would the bank refuse to renew the loan?
17.50%
15.17%
16.25%
14.06%
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Transcribed Image Text:The Tarpon Corp has $325,000 of debt
outstanding, and it pays an interest rate of
7% annually. Its annual sales are $900,000,
its average tax rate is 25%, and its net profit
margin on sales is 10%. If the company
does not maintain a times interest earned
(TIE) ratio of greater than 5 to 1, then its
bank will refuse to renew the loan and
bankruptcy will result. Holding sales
constant, at what operating (EBIT) margin
would the bank refuse to renew the loan?
17.50%
15.17%
16.25%
14.06%
Do not copy from Chegg otherwise I have
to report
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