Answer:
TIE 2.47
Explanation:
[tex]\frac{EBIT}{InterestExpense} = $Times Interest Earned[/tex]
Our first step will be calculate the interest expense
350,000 debt outstanding * 12% rate = 42,000
Next, we need the EBIT which means Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
Using the net profit margin of 3% we can get the net income
This means 3% of sales become net income
We are going to apply this to Morris sales to get the net income
[tex]1,750,000 * 0.03 = 52,500[/tex]
Now this include the interest and taxes, we need to get the Earning before those two concepts so:
[tex]\frac{NetIncome}{1-Tax Rate} + $Interest Expense = Earnings Before Interest and Taxes[/tex]
[tex]52,500/(1-0.40)+42,000 = 87,500 + 42,000 = 129,500[/tex]
Now we got everything needed for the TIE
129,500/52,500 = 2.47