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Chapter 14, Problem 14.9BPE
(a)
To determine
Times-Interest-Earned ratio: It is the ratio that quantifies a business ability to pay interest expense. It is calculated as shown below:
To Calculate: Times-interest-earned ratio for the 2016 and the 2015.
(b)
To determine
To compare: Times-interest-earned ratio of the 2016 from the 2015.
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