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A company's assets consist of $200,000 of cash, $400,000 of accounts receivable, $600,000 of inventory, and $1,500,000 of plant and equipment. Its liabilities consist of $100,000 of accounts payable, $150,000 of accruals, and $700,000 of long-term debt. The company's annual sales are $4,000,000, its earnings before interest and taxes are $600,000, its earnings before taxes are $530,000, and its net income is "$400,000. What is the company's times interest earned"?
Earning before interest and Taxes= $ 600000
Earning before Tax = $ 530000
Net income = $ 400000
Computation of interest
We know that
EBIT-Interest = EBT
$ 600000-Interest = $ 530000
$ 600000-$ 530000= Interest
Interest = $ 70000
Hence interest amount is $ 70,000
* EBIT = Earning before interest and Taxes
EBT = Earning before Taxes
Computation of Times interest earned ratio
Times interest earned = Earning before interest and Taxes / Interest
= $ 600000/$ 70000
= 8.5714
Hence Times interest earned is 8.5714 times.