The Morris Corporation has $900,000 of debt outstanding, and it pays an interest rate of 9% annually. Morris's annual sales are $4.5 million, its average tax rate is 30%, and its net profit margin on sales is 3%. If the company does not maintain a TIE ratio of at least 6 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.
TIE is Times Interest Earned Ratio.
It can be calculated by dividing the EBIT by Total Interest Obligtion.
Step 1: Calculate EBIT.
Step 2: Calculate TIE.
EBIT = $273,857.14
Interest obligation = $81,000
TIE can be calculated by:
The loan will be refused since the TIE ratio is 3.38 times but the required ratio is 6 times.
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