Question

Molteni Motors Inc. recently reported $3.5 million of net income. Its EBIT was $5.25 million, and its tax rate was 30%. What was its interest expense? (Hint: Write out the headings for an income statement and then fill in the known values. Then divide $3.5 million net income by 1 − T = 0.7 to find the pre-tax income. The difference between EBIT and taxable income must be the interest expense.) Round your answer to the nearest dollar. Enter your answer in dollars. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1,200,000.

Answer 1

$250,000

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the interest expense is shown below:

Given that

Net Income = $3,500,000

Tax rate = 30%

EBIT = $5,250,000

As we know that

EBT = EBIT - Interest Expense

So,

Interest expense = EBIT - EBT

where,

EBT = Net Income ÷ (1 -Taxes)

= $3,500,000 ÷ ( 1 - 30%)

= $5,000,000

And, the EBIT is $5,250,000

So, the interest expense is

= $5,250,000 - $5,000,000

= $250,000

We simply applied the above formula