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 $500,000$ 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$ this year. The market value of the company$$s common stock at the end of this year was $$25.$ All of the company$$s sales are on account.

Compute the following financial ratios for this year:

$1.$ Times interest earned ratio.

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

$3.$ Equity multiplier.