Question

The following data come from the financial records of Campbell Corporation for Year 3: Sales $ 840,000 Interest expense 5,000 Income tax expense 25,500 Net income 25,500 Required How many times was interest earned in Year 3

Answer 1

the times was interest earned in Year 3 is 11.2 times

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the times interest earned ratio is given below:

The times interest earned ratio is

= (Net income+ Income tax expense+ Interest expense) ÷ Interest expense

= ($25,500 + $25,500 + $5,000) ÷ $5,000

= 11.2 times

Hence, the times was interest earned in Year 3 is 11.2 times

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