GEN COMBO LL FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING; CONNECT ACCESS CARD
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Author: Fred Phillips Associate Professor
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Chapter 10, Problem 10E
Calculating and Interpreting the Debt-to-Assets Ratio and Times Interest Earned Ratio
At May 31, 2016, FedEx Corporation reported the following amounts (in millions) in its financial statements:
Required:
- 1. Compute the debt-to-assets ratio and times interest earned ratio (to two decimal places) for 2016 and 2015.
- 2. Use your answers to requirement 1 to determine whether, in 2016, (a) creditors were providing a greater (or lesser) proportion of financing for FedEx’s assets and (b) FedEx was more (or less) successful at covering its interest costs, as compared to 2015.
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