3. Platek Corporation has total interest charges of $50,000 per year, sales of $400,000, a tax rate of 40 percent, and a net profit margin of 15 percent. What is the firm’s times interest earned ratio?
a. 2x
b. 3x
c. 4x
d. 6x
e. none of the above
- Net Income = Sales*net profit margin
= $400,000*15%
Net Income = $60,000
- Operating Income(or EBIT) = Net Income/(1- tax rate) + Interest expenses
= $60,000/(1-0.40) + $50,000
EBIT = $150,000
Formula for: Times Interest earned = EBIT/Interest Expeses
Firm's Times Interest earned = $150,000/$50,000
Firm's Times Interest earned = 3 times
Option B
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