FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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The following data come from the financial records of Zachary Corporation for 2018:
 

       
Sales $ 845,000  
Interest expense   5,100  
Income tax expense   26,000  
Net income   28,000  
 


 

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How many times was interest earned in 2018? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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Step 1 Times interest earned ratio

Times interest earned is a financial measure of how well and entity is able to meet its interest obligations for debt borrowed . The higher the better. It is the number of times an entity has earned income over and above the debt obligations 

The formula for times interest earned ratio is 

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

 

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