($ in thousands)
Net Income +
Interest + Taxes ÷ Interest =
Times Interest
Earned Ratio
E-Travel $588,159 ÷$94,233 = 6.2
Pricecheck, with a times interest earned ratio of 17.6, is better able to meet interest
payments as they become due than E-Travel with a ratio of only 6.2. The soft drink
Problems: Set a
Problem 9-1A (LO 9-3, 9-4)
Requirement 1
Face amount. The issue price is $1,300,000.
Calculator Input
Bond
Characteristics Key Amount
1. Face amount FV $1,300,000
2. Interest payment PMT $45,500 = $1,300,000 x 7% x ½ year
Calculator Output
Issue price PV $1,300,000
(1)
Date
(2)
Cash
Paid
(3)
Interest
Expense
(4)
Increase in
Carrying
Value
(5)
Carrying
Value
Face Amount
x 3.5% Stated
Rate
Carrying Value
x 3.5% Market
Rate
(3) – (2)
Prior Carrying
Value + (4)
1/ 1 /15 $ 1,300,000