Define Performance Requirements

question 64

Essay

Define performance requirements. Briefly describe three key areas of performance requirements.

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Definitions:

Times Interest Earned

Measures a company’s ability to meet interest payments as they come due; computed by dividing the sum of net income, interest expense, and income tax expense by interest expense.

Income Statement

Financial statement that reports a company's financial performance over a specific accounting period, detailing revenues, expenses, and net income or loss.

Interest Expense

The cost incurred by an entity for borrowed funds over a period of time.

Debt to Assets Ratio

A financial ratio that measures the percentage of a company's assets that are financed by debt, used to gauge a company's financial leverage.