Question

The Morris Corporation has $350,000 of debt outstanding, and it pays an interest rate of 8% annually. Morris's annual sales are $1.75 million, its average tax rate is 30%, and its net profit margin on sales is 8%. If the company does not maintain a TIE ratio of at least 3 to 1, its bank will refuse to renew the loan and bankruptcy will result. What is Morris's TIE ratio? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

Answer 1

8.14 times

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the Time interest earned ratio is shown below:

As we know that

Times interest earned ratio = (Earnings before interest and taxes) ÷ (Interest expense)

where,

Earnings before interest and taxes = Income before income tax for the year + Interest expense

But before tha, we need to do the following calculations

The interest amount is

= $350,000 × 0.08

= $28,000

The net profit is

= $1,750,000 × 8%

= $140,000

The EBIT is

= Profit before tax + interest expense

= $140,000 ÷ (1 - 0.30) + $28,000

= $200,000 + $28,000

= $228,000

And, the interest expense is $28,000

So, the TIE ratio is

= $228,000 ÷ $28,000

= 8.14 times