Park Company reports interest expense of $$300,000$ and income before interest expense and income taxes of $$3,600,000.$

$(1)$ Compute its times interest earned.

$(2)$ Park's competitor's times interest earned is $6\mathrm{.}0.$ Is Park in a better or worse position than its competitor to make interest payments if

the economy turns bad?

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Compute its times interest earned.