Lucas Company Has Provided the Following Information

question 62

Multiple Choice

Lucas Company has provided the following information:
• Cash flow from operating activities,$360,000
• Net income,$306,000
• Interest expense,$30,000
• Interest cash payments,$20,000
• Income tax payments,$240,000
• Income tax expense,$246,000
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What was Lucas' times interest earned ratio?

• A)18.9
• B)19.4
• C)28.3
• D)31.0

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Definitions:

Trade or Business

An activity carried out for the purpose of earning income or profit, involving regularity and continuity in operations.

Security

A financial instrument representing an ownership position in a publicly-traded corporation (stock), a creditor relationship with a governmental body or a corporation (bond), or rights to ownership as represented by an option.

Market Price

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold in a marketplace.

Net Losses

Refers to the situation where a company's expenses exceed its revenues for a given period, resulting in a negative profit.