Exercise $11-19($Algo$)$ Computing and interpreting times interest earned LO A$1$

Use the following information from separate companies a through $d.$

$\backslash$table$[[,\backslash$table$[[$Net Income$],[($Loss$)]],\backslash$table$[[$Interest$],[$Expense$]],$Income Taxes$],[$a$.$ $$172,000,$$$82,560,$$$43,000,],[$b$.,166,600,31,654,59,976],[$c$.,146,200,42,398,61,404],[$d$.,175,100,7,004,84,048]]$

Compute times interest earned. Which company indicates the strongest ability to pay interest expense as it comes due?

Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.

$\backslash$table$[[\backslash$table$[[$Times Interest$],[$Earned Ratio$]],\backslash$table$[[$Interest$],[$Coverage$]]]]$

Compute times interest earned.

$\backslash$table$[[$Times Interest Earned Ratio$],[$Company$,$Choose Numerator:,Choose Denominator:,$=,$Ratio,$],[,,\frac{?}{?},,=,,],[$a$,,\frac{?}{?},,=,$times,$],[$b$,,\frac{?}{?},,=,$times,$],[$c$,,\frac{?}{?},,=,$times,$],[$d$,,\frac{?}{?},,$times,,$]]$