Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259864230
Author: PHILLIPS, Fred, Libby, Robert, Patricia A.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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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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At May 31, 2016, FedEx Corporation reported the following amounts (in millions) in its financial statements:
2016
2015
Total Assets
$
13,200
$
12,300
Total Liabilities
8,316
7,503
Interest Expense
300
300
Income Tax Expense
480
290
Net Income
1,080
1,000
Required:
1.Compute the debt-to-assets ratio and times interest earned ratio for 2016 and 2015. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
The following information was available for the year ended December 31, 2016:
Earnings before interest and taxes (operating income)
$
120,000
Interest expense
30,000
Income tax expense
35,000
Net income
55,000
Total assets at year-end
400,000
Total liabilities at year-end
200,000
a. Calculate the debt ratio at December 31, 2016. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)
b. Calculate the debt/equity ratio at December 31, 2016.(Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
c. Calculate the times interest earned for the year ended December 31, 2016.(Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
(Classification of Transactions) Following are selected balance sheet accounts of Allman Bros. Corp. at December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the increases or decreases in each account from 2016 to 2017. Also presented is selected income statement information for the year ended December 31, 2017, and additional information.
Check the below image for balance sheet.
Additional information:1. During 2017, equipment costing $45,000 was sold for cash.2. Accounts receivable relate to sales of merchandise.3. During 2017, $20,000 of bonds payable were issued in exchange for property, plant, and equipment. There was no amortization of bond discount or premium.
InstructionsDetermine the category (operating, investing, or financing) and the amount that should be reported in the statement of cash flows for the following items.(a) Payments for purchase of property, plant, and equipment.(b) Proceeds from the sale of equipment.(c) Cash dividends paid.(d) Redemption of bonds payable.
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