An Analysis of the Income Statement Revealed That Interest Expense

question 92

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Tate Company reported the following on its income statement: }\\\begin{array} { l r } \text { Income before income taxes } & \$ 500,000 \\\text { Income tax expense } & \underline{150,000} \\\text { Net income } & \underline{\underline{\$ 350,000}}\end{array}\end{array}$$ An analysis of the income statement revealed that interest expense was $100,000.Tate Company's times interest earned was

• A)4 times.
• B)6 times.
• C)5 times.
• D)3.5 times.

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