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Chapter 14, Problem 4E
Financial Ratios for Debt Management
Refer to the data in Exercise 14-2 for Weller Corporation.
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Compute the following financial ratios for this year:
1. Times interest earned ratio.
2. Debt-to-equity ratio.
3. Equity multiplier.
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