Which company indicates the strongest ability to pay interest expense as it comes due?
Which company indicates the strongest ability to pay interest expense as it comes due?
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Which company indicates the strongest ability to pay interest expense as it comes due?

Transcribed Image Text:**Exercise 9-19 (Static) Computing and Interpreting Times Interest Earned LO A1**
Use the following information from separate companies a through d:
| | Net Income (Loss) | Interest Expense | Income Taxes |
|--------|-------------------|------------------|--------------|
| a. | $119,000 | $44,000 | $35,000 |
| b. | 135,000 | 16,000 | 25,000 |
| c. | 138,000 | 12,000 | 30,000 |
| d. | 314,000 | 14,000 | 50,000 |
Compute times interest earned. Which company indicates the strongest ability to pay interest expense as it comes due?

Transcribed Image Text:**Instructions:**
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**Tabs:**
- Times Interest Earned Ratio
- Interest Coverage
**Instruction:**
Compute times interest earned.
**Table: Times Interest Earned Ratio**
| Company | Choose Numerator: | / | Choose Denominator: | = | Ratio |
|---------|--------------------------------|---|-----------------------|---|--------|
| | Income before interest & taxes | / | Interest expense | = | |
| a | | / | | = | times |
| b | | / | | = | times |
| c | | / | | = | times |
| d | | / | | = | times |
- **Columns Explanation:**
- **Company:** Identifies the entity for which the ratio is being calculated (a, b, c, d).
- **Choose Numerator:** Refers to "Income before interest & taxes."
- **Choose Denominator:** Refers to "Interest expense."
- **Ratio:** The result of dividing the numerator by the denominator, expressed in times.
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