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 $$0\mathrm{.}75$ last year and $$0\mathrm{.}40$ thls year. The market value of the company's common stock at the end of thls year was $$29.$ All of the company's sales are on account.

Weller Corporation

Comparative Balance Slieet

$($dollars in thousands$)$

Wellen corporation

Comparative Incane Statement and Reconciliation

$($dollars in thousands$)$

Sales

Cost of goods sold

Gioss nargin

Selling and administrative expenses:

selling expenses

Adninistrative expenses

Total selling and adrinistrative expenses

Net operating incorve

Interest expense

Net incone before taxes

Incone taxes

Net Incone

Dividends to comen stockholders

Net incone added to retalned earnings

beginning netained easinings

Ending retalned earnings

Required:

Compute the following financial ratios for this year:

Times interest earned ratio.

$2$ Debt$-$to$-$equity ratio.

Equity multiplier.

Note: For all requirements, round your answers to $2$ decimal places.

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