Averill Products Inc. reported the following on the company's income statement in two recent years: Current Prior Year Year $ 400,000 $ 440,000 Interest expense Income before income tax expense 5,544,000 4,400,000 a. Determine the times interest earned ratio for the current year and the prior year. Round to one decimal place. b. Is the number of times interest charges are earned improving or declining?

Averill Products Inc. reported the following on the company's income statement in two recent years: Current Prior Year Year $ 400,000 $ 440,000 Interest expense Income before income tax expense 5,544,000 4,400,000 a. Determine the times interest earned ratio for the current year and the prior year. Round to one decimal place. b. Is the number of times interest charges are earned improving or declining?

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Chapter16: Financial Statement Analysis

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Problem 13E: Ratio of liabilities to stockholders equity and times interest earned The following data were taken...

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