Question

A company reports the following: Income before income tax $387,520 Interest expense 69,200 Determine the times interest earned. Round your answer to one decimal place.

Answer 1

Answer:

6.6

Explanation:

The formula and the computation of the times interest earned is shown below:

Times earned interest = (Earnings before income tax and interest expense) ÷ (Interest expense)

where,

Earnings before income tax and interest expense is

= $387,520 + $69,200

= $456720

And, the interest expense is $69,200

So, the times interest earned ratio is

= $456,720 ÷ $69,200

= 6.6