In: Accounting
Use the following information from separate companies a through f:
| Net Income (Loss) | Interest Expense | Income Taxes | |||||||
| a. | $ | 200,000 | $ | 96,000 | $ | 50,000 | |||
| b. | 194,600 | 75,894 | 70,056 | ||||||
| c. | 203,100 | 8,124 | 97,488 | ||||||
| d. | 170,000 | 40,800 | 71,400 | ||||||
| e. | 130,000 | 16,900 | 49,400 | ||||||
| f. | (56,000 | ) | 72,800 | 0 | |||||
Compute times interest earned.
| Company | Choose Numerator | / | Choose Denominator | = | Times interest earned ratio | 
| Income before interest and taxes | / | Interest expense | = | Times interest earned ratio | |
| a. | $346,000 | / | $96,000 | = | 3.60 | 
| b. | $340,550 | / | $75,894 | = | 4.49 | 
| c. | $308,712 | / | $8,124 | = | 38 | 
| d. | $282,200 | / | $40,800 | = | 6.92 | 
| e. | $196,300 | / | $16,900 | = | 11.61 | 
| f. | $16,800 | / | $72,800 | = | 0.23 | 
Explanation :
Income before interest and taxes = Net income + Interest + Income taxes
Company A :
Income before interest and taxes = $200,000 + $96,000 + $50,000
= $346,000