Examine the following selected financial information for Great Deal Corporation and Chicago Stores, Inc., as of the end of their fiscal years ending in $2021$:

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in the problem statement.$)$

$($In millions$)$

Times interest earned

Evaluate each company's long$-$term debt$-$paying ability $($strong$,$ medium, weak$).$

Great Deal Corporation has

leverage ratio and debt ratio, and

times$-$interest$-$earned, than Chicago Stores. Great Deal Corporation's long$-$term debt$-$paying ability is