Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company, for the year ending December 31 appear

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Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company, for the year ending December 31 appear

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Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a
merchandising company, for the year ending December 31 appear
below. The company did not issue any new common stock during the
year. A total of 600,000 shares of common stock were outstanding.
The interest rate on the bond payable was 10%, the income tax rate
was 40%, and the dividend per share of common stock was $0.75 last
year and $0.40 this year. The market value of the company’s common
stock at the end of the year was $26. All of the company’s sales
are on account.
Required:
Compute the following financial ratios for this year:
1. Times interest earned ratio.
2. Debt-to-equity ratio.
3. Equity multiplier.
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