Godo At May 31, 2019, FOR Deliveries reported the following amounts (in millions) in its financial statements: 20192018Total Assets$ 70,000$ 68,000Total Liabilities46,20042,160Interest Expense736750Income Tax Expense155260Net Income7806,275 Required: 1. Compute the debt-to-assets ratio and times interest earned ratio for 2019 and 2018. 2-a. In 2019, were creditors providing a greater (or lesser) proportion of financing for FOR’s assets? 2-b. In 2019, was FOR more (or less) successful at covering its interest costs, as compared to 2018?

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At May 31, 2019, FOR Deliveries reported the following amounts (in millions) in its financial statements:
20192018Total Assets$ 70,000$ 68,000Total Liabilities46,20042,160Interest Expense736750Income Tax Expense155260Net Income7806,275

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1. Compute the debt-to-assets ratio and times interest earned ratio for 2019 and 2018.

2-a. In 2019, were creditors providing a greater (or lesser) proportion of financing for FOR’s assets?

2-b. In 2019, was FOR more (or less) successful at covering its interest costs, as compared to 2018? 

 

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