Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)

12th Edition

ISBN: 9780134725987

Author: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 12, Problem 12.8S

(Learning Objective 4: Measure ability to pay long-term debt) Use the financial statements of Metro Corporation in S12-6 and S12-7.

1. Calculate the company’s debt ratio at December 31, 2018.

2. Calculate the company’s times-interest-earned ratio for 2018. For operating income, use income from operations.

3. Is Metro’s ability to pay liabilities and interest expense strong or weak? Comment on the value of each ratio calculated for questions 1 and 2.

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Solution Summary: The author explains the debt ratio of M Corporation at December 31, 2018. The times interest earned ratio is 6.4 times.

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