Sidell Corporation's most recent balance sheet and income statement appear below:Balance SheetDecember 31, Year 2 and Year 1(in thousands of dollars)AssetsYear 2Year 1Current assets:        Cash$180 $100   Accounts receivable, net 220  200   Inventory 180  200   Prepaid expenses 20  20 Total current assets 600  520 Plant and equipment, net 660  720 Total assets$ 1,260 $ 1,240    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  Current liabilities:        Accounts payable$130 $130   Accrued liabilities 20  20   Notes payable, short term 100  90 Total current liabilities 250  240 Bonds payable 180  200 Total liabilities 430  440 Stockholders' equity:        Common stock, $1 par value 200  200   Additional

paid-in capital 300  300   Retained earnings 330  300 Total stockholders' equity 830  800 Total liabilities & stockholders' equity$ 1,260 $ 1,240 Income StatementFor the Year Ended December 31, Year 2(in thousands of dollars)Sales (all on account)$1,230 Cost of goods sold 780 Gross margin 450 Selling and administrative expenses 235 Net operating income 215 Interest expense 29 Net income before taxes 186 Income taxes (30%) 56 Net income$  130 Required:Compute the following for Year 2:a. Times interest earned ratio.b. Debt-to-equity ratio.

What will be an ideal response?


a.Times interest earned ratio = Earnings before interest expense and income taxes ÷ 
Interest expense
= $215 ÷ $29 = 7.41

b.Debt-to-equity ratio = Total liabilities ÷ Stockholders' equity
= $430 ÷ $830 = 0.52

Business

You might also like to view...

The ratio of the value of a firm to its annual earnings is called:

A. unappropriated profit. B. retained earnings. C. the earnings multiple. D. accumulated earning.

Business

Vested benefits are

A) estimated benefits. B) benefits to be received as a lump-sum payment. C) benefits that will be lost when employment is terminated. D) benefits the employee has the right to receive even if the employment is terminated.

Business

What is the advantage of using the imprest basis in accounting for petty cash?

What will be an ideal response?

Business

What is a data broker?

A. An approach to business governance that values decisions that can be backed up with verifiable data. B. A storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its original format until the business needs it. C. A technique for establishing a match, or balance, between the source data and the target data warehouse. D. A business that collects personal information about consumers and sells that information to other organizations.

Business